For around 18 months I've had what I believed to be a scab on my upper abdomen.
It was itchy and I accidentally knocked some of it off.
It is on top of an old incision scar (gallbladder removal 9 years ago) .
Anyway, the spot/scab reappeared about 12 months ago but darker in colour.
I am not a sunbed girl and I really don't like the sun at all, hence why I didn't take it seriously for so long.
I finally decided to get it checked 3 weeks ago and the GP took one look and sent off a rapid referral, informing me that he thought it looked like a melanoma.
Within 3 days I had a dermoscopy where they took photographs of the lesion and said that I would either be referred back to the GP, be given advice to check it regularly or i would be referred to a dermatologist or plastic surgeon.
4 days later I received a call asking me to make an appointment with a plastic surgeon.
The lady on the phone couldn't give me any information and my GP appears to know nothing at all about the results of the Dermoscopy.
I then received a message saying that I have been referred to the skin cancer clinic and that I'm still on the rapid referral pathway.
I still know absolutely nothing and the more I read, the more I'm panicking about my appointment.
I'm not seeing the plastic surgeon until the 3rd June and I'm driving myself crazy.
I feel like i need some positive vibes from people who have been on this same pathway and had a positive outcome.
(Apologies for my very pale abdomen pic)
To add: I'm based in the UK so this is an NHS referral.