Melanoma?

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hope someone can help. I've been referred to a dermatology'one stop' clinic under the 2 ww pathway.My gp thinks I have possible melanoma. The mole itself is one Ive had for years on the top of my toe- it has suddenly grown over last few months and is 'tingling/mild itching every now and then. I was just going to drive myself there but then wondered woukd they take a piece of it off my toe on the day? Or remove whole thing- as I can't see how they could as it's fairly big now and in very thin skin to start with. I don't want to go and then be told I'm not to drive home or would it be because it's an awkward place and quite big would  they rearrange a date to remove it for biopsy? Sorry if it's muddled. Unfortunately not new to cancer- have already had breast cancer and my husband has advanced prostate cancer. This has just about finished me off!

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  • It might be done on the day – depends on who's on staffwise and how busy they are. I've three times had surgery on the day and twice had to go back. Some of the surgeries I had involved the removal of more than one lesion and one surgery took two moles close together out in one fell swoop – that was an on-the-day surgery. Good thing is you're getting this seen. The one stop shops are very good. My last mole had been horribly itching and tingling on and off. I needed it out! Lucky for me it was dysplastic not cancerous. Good luck for your appointment. Hope it goes well for you. Suggest someone takes you there and back. I couldn't have driven not just because of where my surgery was but also I felt a bit sick after the anaesthetic (I had 3 lesions removed the last time in one go – they might check you over completely not just the toe)

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  • It might be done on the day – depends on who's on staffwise and how busy they are. I've three times had surgery on the day and twice had to go back. Some of the surgeries I had involved the removal of more than one lesion and one surgery took two moles close together out in one fell swoop – that was an on-the-day surgery. Good thing is you're getting this seen. The one stop shops are very good. My last mole had been horribly itching and tingling on and off. I needed it out! Lucky for me it was dysplastic not cancerous. Good luck for your appointment. Hope it goes well for you. Suggest someone takes you there and back. I couldn't have driven not just because of where my surgery was but also I felt a bit sick after the anaesthetic (I had 3 lesions removed the last time in one go – they might check you over completely not just the toe)

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