Please or to access all these features

Add post

Watch this thread

Save thread

Start a new thread

Flip thread

Hide thread

My feed

Active Unanswered threads

Getting started FAQ's

Unanswered threads Acronyms Talk guidelines

Hide shortcut buttons

Talk

General health

Mumsnet doesn't verify the qualifications of users. If you have medical concerns, please consult a healthcare professional.

Flip

Original poster

ITCHY MOLE...WHAT TO DO?

8 replies

noonar · 28/06/2007 21:22

ok, have been to the dr. he's not worried, but i have a sore , raised mole which is v itchy and inflamed. would you want a second opinion? am i being neurotic,to still be worried, dyou think?

OP posts:

LilyLoo · 28/06/2007 21:25

would def get a second opinion, better be safe than sorry. I had a visit to 4 different docs at my surgery to get something checked out and only then was my mind at rest. My sister had one removed for the same reasons you give. Good luck

Original poster

noonar · 28/06/2007 21:26

thanks, lily. may ask to have it removed, to be on safe side.

OP posts:

daisyboo · 28/06/2007 21:30

i would get a second opinion. I had an itchy mole in my hairline which would bleed if i scratched it. My GP said it was nothing, but if it bothered me to come back. I did and got a referral to hospital....turns out it was a rodent ulcer, a type of (non-malignant) skin cancer.

trippleshot · 28/06/2007 21:34

I had two removed recently - turned out to be non-malignant. If they're bothering you (for other than comestic reasons)and you're insured, the proceedure is paid for. Three weeks on, there's hardly a scar.

Rachmumoftwo · 28/06/2007 21:37

I would get a second opinion. Don't assume the worst, as I had one like it last summer, and after many sleepness nights it turned out to be an infected spot directly under the mole. It took 2 appointments with different doctors to establish this. The first doctor had me booked in for removal and I was in a right state. Then it dried out and came off, so I wrapped it in cling film, went for a second opinion and all was well. I was pooping my pants at the time though, I was so worried.

LadyVictoriaOfCake · 28/06/2007 21:38

i had a mole removed recently.

the stitches are itching atm, but they are getting removed next week. dh says its a small scar by the looks of it.

i get the results in about 10days

Original poster

noonar · 29/06/2007 16:21

more good advice, thanks. good luck, lady v.xx

OP posts:

saggers · 30/06/2007 22:41

I went to the dr with a mole (quite small, not itchy, but very dark) Dr said she thought it was fine and said she wouldn't remove it while I was pregnant. After I'd had dd2 I asked her to remove it as I still didn't feel happy about it. When I got the results back, it had been malignant. It was a horrible, horrible shock, but had been caught in time, so hadn't spread. I'm now checked by my dermatologist every 3 months. I hope that me telling you all this doesn't scare you. I just want to show that if yours WAS malignant (and I'm sure it won't be), then the sooner you get it checked out, the better. You're obviously still concerned about it. Chances are, it'll be absolutely fine, but you have everything to gain by getting it checked out asap. I understand exactly how you must be feeling. I've had 2 moles removed since then, and both were benign. It's just better to be safe than sorry. Good luck.

Flip