I have had a mole/freckle appear on my hand a month ago and its gone through all the red flags you could name, change in size, change in colour, bled ect.
I saw my gp who seemed to be as clueless as I am about it and said as she didnt know what it was, despite my "young age" and given I have family history of skin cancer she would refer me to hospital under the 2 week rule to air on the side of caution and get it checked. That was fine....until later that afternoon she called me back and said upon reflection and with second thought she has concluded I am too young for it be anything sinister and she wants me to have a topical cream first. She said anything cancerous is usually only seen in older patients (im 29) but she still doesn't have a clue what it is and can't guarantee me its nothing. I have two children and am anxious that my health is being overlooked and not taken seriously. I put my foot down with her and said unless she can say for certain I would rather it been seen. So in conclusion she has referred me to a local dermatologist but my appointment isnt urgent and I wont be seen until December. Im scared this is serious and the only thing that made me feel okay is that I have brought this to my gp's attention relatively early but now I need to wait months just to be checked! It felt like she did the referral just to entertain me and left it at "but you may find by then the mole goes and in that case you can cancel the appointment". Aibu to think age shouldn't be the defining factor and the fact that she told me I was going to be seen by a specialist to go back on herself is wrong?