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GP for these moles?

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FortnamsTea · 21/07/2026 18:53

Obviously I will also seek qualified medical advice, but at my GP practice I have to wait 12 wks for an appt (in Scotland). I have some new 'moles' under my (heavy, but wear a bra) breasts. The right side ones are a bit itchy bit no discharge etc. Left side are more 'smudgy', right side worse (close up pic) They don't come off with a soapy shower scrub Pics attached.
Would you seek (& wait 12 weeks) a GP appointment for this?

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FortnamsTea · 21/07/2026 20:28

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Hellohowareyou112 · 21/07/2026 21:58

Look like seborrhoeic keratoses but with an in person check with gp

FadedRed · 21/07/2026 22:03

I’m not a Dermatologist but I think they are more likely to be seborrhoeic keratosis than moles.
Worth getting them checked out.

https://www.bad.org.uk/pils/seborrhoeic-keratosis

Seborrhoeic keratosis

https://www.bad.org.uk/pils/seborrhoeic-keratosis

FadedRed · 21/07/2026 22:04

Cross post with with pp.

MyDarlingRose · 21/07/2026 22:42

Sorry but I’d expect to wait 12 weeks to see a specialist not a bog standard GP. Where in Scotland are you? That’s outrageous if true.

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FortnamsTea · 21/07/2026 23:45

@MyDarlingRose I won't say where if you don't mind as I've posted quite a lot of detail about another family members medical issues. But, outwith the bigger cities and the central belt, I think this sort of wait is not uncommon.

Thanks to other posters. I will see a GP (eventually!) but I'm more reassured meantime.

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Pistachiocake · 21/07/2026 23:57

Do pharmacists do mole checks? Might be worth asking.

Beekman · 21/07/2026 23:59

12 weeks is ridiculous for an initial appointment. Is there any triage service offered?

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FortnamsTea · 22/07/2026 09:27

@PistachiocakePistachiocake Good idea I'm! I'm rural. Nearest town 10m away has independent chemist & one bigger Boots. I called & neither offer mole checking.

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FortnamsTea · 22/07/2026 09:30

@Beekmanunfortunately I've just had an appt (they brought me in to tell me they'd prescribed the wrong dose of HRT - which I've been taking for 4 years, it helps but not enough & I was told 'only option' - turns out it should be 7x a wk not 2x a wk but 'off licence so you are lucky to have it at all'
This is fairly typical of their level of practice sadly.

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Musicaltheatremum · 22/07/2026 09:31

MyDarlingRose · 21/07/2026 22:42

Sorry but I’d expect to wait 12 weeks to see a specialist not a bog standard GP. Where in Scotland are you? That’s outrageous if true.

Over a year for a specialist up here. That's what our higher taxes get us.

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FortnamsTea · 22/07/2026 10:19

@Musicaltheatremum yes it's hard to believe that the NHS is even worse in Scotland than England but it is. So many things not even available here eg my Ds has POTS as a consequence of heart failure from Myocarditis- there is not a single specialist POTS consultant in the whole of Scotland (& they won't refer)

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Musicaltheatremum · 23/07/2026 22:18

FortnamsTea · 22/07/2026 10:19

@Musicaltheatremum yes it's hard to believe that the NHS is even worse in Scotland than England but it is. So many things not even available here eg my Ds has POTS as a consequence of heart failure from Myocarditis- there is not a single specialist POTS consultant in the whole of Scotland (& they won't refer)

I remember your story. I think we exchanged a couple of posts. Things must still be hard for you.

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