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Referred to skin clinic

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I have a mole that GP says he isn't too concerned about but referred me due to it being sore /sensitive to touch/growing. Its on my braline on my back so I'm not sure what happens... Will they leave it even though it's being irritated by clothing?

 

Some days it's fine, other days it really is sore. Its not bleeding or flaky thankfully.

 

I'm not sure how long to expect to wait for an appointment for?  The letter I got about referral suggests I will hear about an appointment  within four weeks, but with covid pandemic I'm not sure. Hopefully it's nothing

 

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    Hi - this is a bit similar to me regarding sensations. Not bra strap, but close to bra strap, tingling/itching/discomfort...I had the mole removed following 2WW referral for suspected skin cancer (GP said mole was very inflamed) and the tingling/itchiness/discomfort all stopped. Wonderful! Pathology report showed dysplastic changes - mole growing, but not cancerous. Definitely worth getting checked out.

    Consultant warned me I might still have discomfort following surgery re scar. But I was lucky – all the horrid sensations have gone. I felt that even if the sensations continued knowing sensations not caused by cancer would make unpleasantness easier to bear.

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    Hi - this is a bit similar to me regarding sensations. Not bra strap, but close to bra strap, tingling/itching/discomfort...I had the mole removed following 2WW referral for suspected skin cancer (GP said mole was very inflamed) and the tingling/itchiness/discomfort all stopped. Wonderful! Pathology report showed dysplastic changes - mole growing, but not cancerous. Definitely worth getting checked out.

    Consultant warned me I might still have discomfort following surgery re scar. But I was lucky – all the horrid sensations have gone. I felt that even if the sensations continued knowing sensations not caused by cancer would make unpleasantness easier to bear.

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