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Hi,

I'm 31 years old and I've been to the hospital today to have a suspicious mole looked at. I first noticed it a couple of years ago but who knows how long it could have been there. I went to my GP at the time and she barely glanced at it and said it was nothing to worry about. It hasn't changed from what I can remember however the dermatologist I saw today has said he thinks it's stage 0 or 1 melanoma. I'm waiting for an appointment to have a biopsy but I feel in complete shock and absolutely terrified. The fact that this thing has been on my body for at 2 years as got me thinking all sorts and how it surely must have spread in that time. I have an 18 month old son and all I can think about is the worst and that I'm going to leave him. 

The dermatologist says it looks thin but recently I've been having all kinds of aches and pains and now I'm convinced they must be related and that it could have spread. My mental health is not great anyway with depression and anxiety and this is completely consuming me. I don't know how I'm going to cope with the waiting over the next few weeks

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    I couldn't read and run this is EXACTLY what I'm going through right now. Noticed a mole when I was pregnant nearly 3 years ago, didn't think anything of it. Finally got it checked last week and they think it's stage 0 or 1 and I'm awaiting my results. I have extremely ill mental health and this waiting is torturous. I have two sons under the age of 3 and I keep convincing myself that it's spread and I'm going to leave them without a mother

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    Hi Kay,

    So sorry to hear you're going through the same thing. I COMPLETELY understand exactly how you are feeling right now. I was a mess for weeks waiting for my biopsy and results. Utterly convinced I was going to die. I had my WLE surgery on Thursday and awaiting results but after finding out it was Stage 0, a few weeks on and I'm a completely different person and feel so much more like myself. I've always suffered with my mental health (anxiety and depression) so it's been tough. If you ever want to chat please reach out, I know how lonely it can feel when people around you don't understand what it's like to be told you've likely got a form cancer on your body!x

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    Hi Kay,

    So sorry to hear you're going through the same thing. I COMPLETELY understand exactly how you are feeling right now. I was a mess for weeks waiting for my biopsy and results. Utterly convinced I was going to die. I had my WLE surgery on Thursday and awaiting results but after finding out it was Stage 0, a few weeks on and I'm a completely different person and feel so much more like myself. I've always suffered with my mental health (anxiety and depression) so it's been tough. If you ever want to chat please reach out, I know how lonely it can feel when people around you don't understand what it's like to be told you've likely got a form cancer on your body!x

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