Hi,

I'm sorry you are having to wait for your appointment & that you are now suffering from other symptoms.

Melanoma, if that is what your mole turns out to be, does not cause any pain in the skin or muscle of the surrounding area. If the melanoma spreads it does so through either the lymphatic or blood system & it lodges in a lymph node, usually the nearest node to the melanoma - if the mole is on the foot it would spread to the node behind the knee or bypass that node & travel to the groin. 

So due to the way it spreads, the pain & discomfort you are suffering is not connected to your mole, as your GP has advised. It may be possible that, unconsciously, you have started to walk differently because of the mole on the sole of your foot. This may then be putting stress on the muscles of your foot & you may have a condition such as plantar fasciitis. So try not to focus on the discomfort & pay attention to how you are walking - it may start to ease. If your appointment goes well & it turns out your mole isn't melanoma, but you still have the foot pain, go back to your GP and they should refer you to a podiatrist.

Good luck with your appointment & please let us know how you get on,

Angie (melanoma patient)