New mole has me terrified

[Rosecat22]

I'm in my mid 30s and incredibly moley; as a result I've always kept a close eye on things (so I thought!) and closely monitored/ gotten checked out any that looked suss.

The other day I noticed a mole on my chest looked a bit red. I did my usual due diligence and checked out past pics to see if it was there. It's visible (but smaller) in a pic in 2020. It isn't there at all in a pic from 2018. I'm now absolutely shitting myself especially because while it isn't dark or crusty, it does look atypical generally speaking. It's like a light brown uneven central strip surrounded by a pale pinky brown oval.

Got a private docs appointment last week as I couldn't even get through to reception at my GP The GP said she wasn't concerned as it's still pretty small (only 3-4mm) and despite growing over 3 years, that's a pretty small/ slow rate of growth. I've got a derm consultation with possible excision in a few weeks (the soonest I could get) but am frankly losing my mind with worry until then.

I don't know if anyone else has had a new mole show up and it not be sinister. Looking for any kind of reassurance I can get at this point, to be honest

It's probably nothing to worry about but it's good you're getting it checked.

I have a mole that's pale brown with a raised dark circle in the middle. I had it checked at the doctor and although it is large 14mm it's fine. I measure it every couple of years and it hasn't grown.

I have other moles that have appeared and definitely grown over time but again ok. Some of these are irregular.

any updates have a weird mole don’t know how it looked before randomly took notice and my appointment is in 10 days .

Try not to worry - I have had a few new moles/lesions removed and they've been benign. Currently waiting for another to be taken off next week - they all look a bit odd and had/have some irregular features but haven't been melanoma. It's good you are getting checker out and that's the right thing to do x