Hi Gibbs,

Welcome to Cancer Chat and I'm sorry to read about your worries. You of course did the right thing getting it checked out and it's good to hear you have an upcoming appointment to find out more.

As you say, nothing is certain yet. In this stage it can be good to keep yourself busy and distracted to keep your mind off it, although I know this isn't always easy.

I'm sure there will be others here who have been through something similar, so hopefully they'll be along soon - or otherwise do feel free to browse or search the forum for relevant discussions.

Wishing you all the best and I hope you're able to find out more soon,

Ben
Cancer Chat Moderator

Hi Gibbs 

I've had a few scares with moles so I totally sympathise. The good thing is it's only 2mm so if there is anything going on it was caught early. You did the right thing getting it checked. It may be nothing at all. I've sworn multiple moles of mine have changed or look suspicious and the dermatologist said they were fine so you never know 

Hi Sparkles84,

Thank you for your message. It was very reassuring to see your message, I now have my derma appointment booked, only 9 days away. I'm doing my best to keep distracted and am feeling better in myself now.

I'm hoping I get the same news it sounds like you did, that I've been worrying over nothing haha!

Thanks,

Ryan

Thanks Mod Ben! :)

Ryan

You've done all you can and you got this mole investigated pretty quickly so good on you. I've known people that let a mole grow bigger and they ignored the signs it was changing. Yours is small so that's a another positive. The good thing about moles is we can see them and know when they are going bad so they can be caught in time 

I'm here for a different reason and looking at a really bad diagnosis. I'm kicking myself for ignoring the signs. It's only March now so not a lot could happen. Has the mole grown at all or just changed appearance? 

I will be thinking of you and hoping for the best news possible from your results! My fingers are crossed for you.

It has stayed exactly the same for 3 months (since I first noticed it). It really is tiny, the doctor said "looking at it from afar you barely even notice". I originally thought it was an ingrown hair, since i plucked the hair then wore my apple watch tight over it daily. I'm hoping this may still be the case.

Thank you so much! Well that sounds encouraging. Melanoma is aggressive by nature so in 3 months I'd expect it to at least have gotten a bit bigger or changed shape. If there is anything going on I really do think it's very early stages. A lot can change in 3 months and you're saying nothing has which is really good. I'm not a dr so I dont know for sure but I've known people with melanoma and it was usually very obvious they had it because the mole was evolving over time. 

Yeah it is very strange. Thank you for the infomration, its down to earth, realistic information like that google just doesn't provide (I've stopped looking at google now to be fair)!

It has stayed exactly the same which is what I thought was strange too. Hopefully it is nothing as its looking like :)