Hi,

I can understand the shock you've had, especially if the spot/mole is so new. However, the fact that it is new is a good thing. If it turns out to be melanoma you have got it checked out straight away & that means you have a very good chance of it being early stage & easily treated with surgery.

I'm hoping your GP will contact you to say they've received the letter & made the referral. Personally, if I hadn't heard from them after a few days, I would ring my GP and a) check they've received the letter and b) confirm the referral has been made, that it's a 2 week cancer pathway referral and ask which hospital it's been sent to. That way, if you don't then get an appointment within a week, you can contact the Dermatology clinic at the hospital to ensure they've received the referral.

Hopefully the spot/mole will turn out to be benign or dysplastic (pre-cancerous). Good luck and please let us know how you get on,

Angie (Stage 3 melanoma patient since 2009)

Hi Angie,

Thank you for your reply. As you say if it turns out to be cancerous I've hopefully caught it early. Was just a shock when she said the statistics of it actually being cancerous. I honestly thought it was just a spot and not a mole as it's skin colour. 
Apparently it's going to take 5 working days for her to send the letter to my GP, hopefully I'll hear from my GP next week, if not I'll give them a call as you've suggested.