Scared for my dermatologist appointment

Hello this is my first time posting on here and I wasn't sure if I should or not but my anxiety is just getting worse by the day so thought I'd try and post on here to see if it helps me abit. 

 

I've always had moles and beauty marks all my life ( I'm 29 years old atm) so I never thought to check them or think anything of it

Recently I started checking my moles and ended up going to the gp about them. So they checked a few out and she wasn't worried about the first two but then the other on that she saw on my thigh made her want a second opinion because of it having a small darker spec colourwise. It's flat I don't know if over the years it's changed in colour but I do have another 3 that I'm worried about too. 

Two are kinda hard light brown and one of them the edges are blurry all around and the other is abit oval shaped but I just don't know if they are moles or actual lumps so I'm freaking out because one of them appeared a few years back and I didn't think anything of it so now my mind is going crazy thinking that it could be skin cancer and what if its spread and this and that

I've also got 2 beautiful daughters that I'm so afraid of leaving incase I do have something and it's spread to everywhere and it becomes incurable or manageable

I'm just so scared also I forgot to add that my dermatologist appointment is on the 17th and I'm just so scared for getting bad news

 

I hope someone can give me some advice on this topic

  • Hi KRD_,

    I'm sorry to read about your worries, but it's good to hear you've got this checked out if you are concerned. The important thing is that you have an upcoming appointment with the specialist, so this should give you clear information and peace of mind.

    Try not to get ahead of yourself at this point, especially as the doctor wasn't too worried. Many people say that while waiting for an appointment or results it helps to keep busy and distracted in an effort to keep your mind off things.

    Hopefully the appointment will come around quickly and you can find out more soon.

    Wishing you all the best,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator

  • Thank you so much for your reply!

    Yes hopefully I should know more on Sunday and I'm trying to stay of Google atm so I don't make my mind go into overdrive.