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Mole or not

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myrtleWilson · 12/03/2018 10:27

Hello, am after some advice although I know that no one on here can diagnose etc. I should also acknowledge up front that I have health anxiety so I do overly worry about such issues.
On Saturday morning I woke up and realised I had either a raised mole with black surface on stomach or a blood blister/skin tag. I hadn't particularly noticed a mole there previously (certainly not a raised one). It was very small and like a little globule, not uneven etc. In pressing it I managed to knock the top off - either of the mole or the skin tag/blood blister.
I wasn't and am still not certain if it was ever a mole! But if it was am worried it could have been nodule melanoma (unusual location on stomach for a woman but not impossible)
If it was a mole how long would it take to look like a mole again if you see what I mean?!
I know if it is a mole I will get it checked

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Fekko · 12/03/2018 10:29

If you have a boots or superdrug near you they do have mole checks - you can just walk in and ask them to have a look. It's always best to have this sort of hung looked at or you will drive yourself busy looking and poking at it.

UserThenLotsOfNumbers · 12/03/2018 10:32

As Fekko says. Also some local chemists offer a mole checking service.

myrtleWilson · 12/03/2018 20:27

Thanks - I had already looked up nearest Boots that run mole checks - I am not 100% convinced it is a mole at the moment (not seen it before, it was tiny, and if I'd just scratched the top off without seeing it I would have just assumed a cut/blister) so am going to give it a couple of days to see what it looks like before going to ask for a check on a mole/notmole - that said the pharmacist will no doubt be amused by me rocking up asking to check a cut!

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