Basal cell carcinoma? Any dermatologists? Help!

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DeepPinkScroller · 23/03/2025 21:07

Hi,
I’ve had a small lump on my bicep for about 2 months and it hasn’t gone away. It scabs from time to time and is like a red raised bump about half the size of a pencil top.
I’ve googled things this weekend and scared myself silly.
I’ve attached an image.
google has made me think this is basal cell carcinoma. And now I feel worried sick that I have left it 2-3 months. Can anyone shed any light? Or offer experiences? I have pretty bad health anxiety and I’ve scared myself silly. I’ll be getting in touch with my gp tomorrow.

Basal cell carcinoma? Any dermatologists? Help!

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Daringbird · 10/06/2026 17:11

Somethingthecatdraggedin7 · 23/03/2025 21:25

Definitely see your gp tomorrow.
I have the bad luck to have stage 4 melanoma.
I am not saying this is what you have at all so please don’t let that panic you and I won’t be silly enough to try and say what that lump may or may not be but I certainly know enough to say get it looked at very promptly.
Google can be very misleading both positively and negatively. Skin cancers can look quite different from the stereotypical images on t’internet.
Mine was quite a surprise because it was a rare one. My first useless GP told me it was a reaction to an insect bite (dermatofibroma) and to ignore it which I did for six months.
Thankfully when I went back as I thought it was bigger I saw a locum who immediately sent me to dermatology and the rest is history.
If I can reassure you a bit it would be to tell you that treatment for the nastier skin cancers have made enormous strides in recent years and if it isn’t a nasty one and is just a basal cell then they will just lop it off under local g.a.
Feel free to message me if you need to in future.

What was your symptoms please?

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