This is also really bad to say...But....I really feel like scratching at this freckle/scab looking thing....I know I shouldnt but I am sooo curious....Its bothering me.....Help!!....

Another note, I just came out of my backyard pool and the freckle/scab is still there? Usually when you are in the water, your skin sloughs and your old skin comes off. But why didnt my freckle/scab? This is weird. Its still there, untouched???

I need answers please!!!

Here is what a melanoma looks like:

asymmetry – the shape of one half does not match the other.
Border – the edges are often ragged, notched, blurred, or irregular in outline; the pigment may spread into the surrounding skin.
Color – the color is uneven. Shades of black, brown, and tan may be present. Areas of white, grey, red, pink, or blue also may be seen.
Diameter—there is a change in size, usually an increase. Melanomas are usually larger than the eraser of a pencil (1/4 inch or 5 millimeters).


Watch for changes in a mole
melanomas in an early stage may be found when an existing mole changes slightly, for example, when a new black area forms. Newly formed fine scales and itching in a mole also are common symptoms of early melanoma. In more advanced melanoma, the texture of the mole may change. For example, it may become hard or lumpy. Melanomas may feel different from regular moles. More advanced tumors may itch, ooze, or bleed. But melanomas usually do not cause pain.

Hope this has helped!

The other week I noticed that this freckle i've had all my life has changed into a mole. Now it's raised up and is darker. I'm scared. I don't have a family doctor or medicaid. Does anyone know what I can do? I really don't want to go to the emergency for something this small but I don't have a doctor and everyone keeps telling me to go to a family doctor and get it checked out. I can't though but I know someone who had a lot of freckles and it turns out he has cancer. That scared me because he wasn't that much older than me. Any suggestions? I don't know if cancer runs in my family because I was adopted.

Any input would be nice!

Sincerely,


lisa

Hi there! Go to a skin Dr. That will allow you to make payments would be my best suggestion.
Good luck