Looking for knowledge on skin cancer

[Angiepops86]

Ok,… I didn’t see myself writing this post but I don’t see anywhere else to turn.
i don’t want people thinking I am losing my mind and it’s all in my head because all I’ve been is unwell.
so I had my bloods done twice, both a week apart, it was showing elevated iron, copper and proteins….. they did another 4 weeks later and said I’m fine.
ive been unwell for years! A lot of it has been back and stomach issues…
now I have dark brown lines on my nails that are getting more prominent as the weeks go on.
severe hair loss, I’ve turned pale, vision is getting worse by the weeks and I can’t tolerate the light.
red lumps under my skin popping up on my upper arms and face that look like boils but don’t hurt and never pop. They turn into a flat lump and stay there.
mole has turned white, I feel really unwell now,
left arm and armpit ache, left arm swells and fingers turn blue, that comes and goes.
Ive now over the past 3-4 days grown a painful freckle on the tip of the finger that has the darkest line and it’s in line with it.
bladder aches, breaking out in blood spots all over my body and hands.
ive just been to the doctor and she says she’s confident with the bloods that it isn’t skin cancer…..
i am now feeling so unwell, heart racing at times, night sweats that I’ve had for 4 years now horrific and now I’m freezing cold, no energy at all and got a low grade temp of 35.8 I don’t know where to turn, is my mind just taken over and somehow I’m making myself sick? Please any help would be greatly appreciated.
I will post pictures of what’s been happening with this post.

Don’t know but bumping for you x

My recommendation would be to take yourself to A&E.

I was recently diagnosed with Stage 3C cancer. Had my GP not fobbed me off for 18 months, it would have been Stage 1 or 2 with a much better prognosis. As it is I've undergone major surgery and now have a year of treatment in the hope it won't spread further.

Too many GPs don't know what they are doing or don't care. I nearly lost my son to cancer because, again, my serious concerns and request for a blood test were brushed off.

Follow your gut instinct and good luck.

Not to be scary but as you asked, I would think (I have skin cancer, just diagnosed, surgery next month):
My mole turned white - it has NOTHING to do with the skin cancer - its one of the things I wanted checked and the result was - yes that's nothing but these areas here need to be biopsied (not where I was concerned at all!).
Bloods don't usually show skin cancer, can show other cancers but not really used in that way.
Bumps could be roseacea or something else causing pore infection.
Poor circulation doesn't seem tied to any of the other symptoms but lymph nodes filled could cause some arm flow interference I would get a bilateral blood pressure reading to see if any blockage on one side or if it is a general (heart condition manifesting itself more on one side).
The dark freckle sounds like a blood blister from a pinch of the skin there.
Hair loss is usually a hormone thing but if bloods were full panel then should have shown up there.
Pain and blockage in left arm is a classic heart attack sign and mostly fobbed off for women for some unknown reason. Back pain is the number one sign of mild heart attack in women.
Conclusion:
I'm thinking signs of heart/artery blockages with additional non-related symptoms, or Lupus based on all the symptoms combined. Either way I would suggest getting a full work-up done to eliminate the two main potential issues - one critical/urgent (heart) and one severe but has time (Lupus). Sincerely, best of luck!

My experiences, UK they assume the 80% rule is the right one, if 80% of the time its X then we assume its X until we get further along and it's shown to actually be Y (usually when its much more severe). In the USA they assume its Y -the worst possible explanation for liability purposes - until testing shows its only X. Two friends both diagnosed with cancer within a month of each other. One went to USA for treatment and they had everything started within 30 days - investigation, surgery, radiotherapy, etc. One stayed in UK, they monitored for 6 months and due to growing speed, performed surgery a few months later and then followed for a few months then began chemotherapy. First person cured (declared at year 11); second person passed away from cancer in year 5. Advocate STRONGLY for yourself!!!!!!

Signs of Lupus:
SymptomsSymptoms vary from person to person, and may come and go. Everyone with SLE has joint pain and swelling at some time. Some develop arthritis. SLE often affects the joints of the fingers, hands, wrists, and knees.
Other common symptoms include:

• Chest pain when taking a deep breath.
• Fatigue.
• Fever with no other cause.
• General discomfort, uneasiness, or ill feeling (malaise).
• Hair loss.
• Weight loss.
• Mouth sores.
• Sensitivity to sunlight.
• Skin rash -- A "butterfly" rash develops in about half the people with SLE. The rash is mostly seen over the cheeks and bridge of the nose. It can be widespread. It gets worse in sunlight.
• Swollen lymph nodes.

SOBplus Well I tried consistently for that entire 18 month period to advocate for myself with GP appointments in person and by phone, sending photos, asking for referral ... and eventually cutting a chunk out and insisting it be sent of for histology. Even then the GP didn't get back to me with the results.

And all of this had absolutely nothing to doing with Covid pressures; it had everything to do with GPs who simply do not listen or care. I could write a book about everything that's happened - and not happened - in my personal experience in the last 17 years.

Hi, I wasn't trying to say your efforts weren't adequate, if you thought that I apologize unreservedly.
I just want anyone to remember the only advocate they have is themselves and as you alluded, if you feel something isn't right or isn't being taken seriously don't let it go, advocate/fight for yourself! And you need to fight hard unfortunately, it shouldn't be that way but unfortunately that is the way it is currently.
I hope the absolute best for you, your son and everyone who is suffering in any way!

Have you been tested for Haemochromatosis?

Surely ruling out Y first is the most sensible thing to do, both for outcome and financially? If you catch Y early on, it will probably be cheaper to treat, with less need for prolonged consecutive treatments and a greater chance of survival, so certainly better for the patient. Why doesn’t the UK do this? It’s never made sense to me.

When I read your post I didn't think skin cancer.
I have had 9 malignant melanomas, 5 needed a wider excisions, lymph nodes out, plus lots of BCC and SCC.

Have you photographed the red lumps and put them in Google images?

Both DH and I have cancer - different ones. Both times, it was the hospital specialist consultants who we were referred to on the two-week pathway who said there was nothing wrong with us. They were wrong.
Insist on a referral, at the least. Though your signs don’t seem obviously skin cancer to me.

DH has had malignant melanoma twice and is awaiting surgery now for more suspected melanoma now.

Vitamin deficiency?
How old are you approximately

• How does haemochromatosis affect the skin?Increased pigmentation affects more than 90% of patients.
• Skin pigmentation is often one of the first signs of the disease and may precede the other features by many years.
• Hyperpigmentation is most evident on sun-exposed skin, particularly on the face.
• The colour of skin can be slate grey or brownish bronze.
• Ichthyosis-like changes (scaling)
• Skin thinning
• Partial loss of body hair; the pubic region is most affected.
• Koilonychia (thinned spoon-shaped nail), usually of the thumb and index and middle fingers
• Haemochromatosis can be associated with the disease porphyria cutanea tarda(PCT). PCT may cause fragility and blistering of the skin, especially on the backs of the hands.