i wonder if anyone could put my mind at
rest. I have had a mole on my left
buttock for as long as I can remember.
Being on this part of my body I do not
look at it very often, however recently I
have noticed it has changed colour very
slightly. I have noticed my mole has a
small area of dark brown within it. As
it is an area that isnt exposed to the
sun, is it possible that this could be
cancer. I am worried about this and
scared about what the doctor my say to me.
:cry:
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jennys11
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Feb 2006 Posts: 70 Location: miami
Posted: 04-05-06 13:13pm
I had a mole removed three days ago. It
was right in the smack middle of my
chest-ugly thing. For years I would stare
at it and it soon changed shapes/color (
alight brown). Finally three days ago I
drove to the doctor and said remove this
thing..I was scared since it was so odd
looking. She looked at it and said it was
fine..In fact she wasn't sending it to the
lab (i have really horrible insurance)
bless her. She said the only time to be
concern when it turns a black.Blue,red...I
would just have it removed-it's so easy
and takes seconds. Years of being grossed
out to seconds of relief.
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Fairy*Godmother
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Melanoma Survivor! Posted: 04-06-06 20:03pm
Hi, before i'd run and have a physican
"remove" the mole, i'd go to a
dermatologist and have them examine it.
They will know more about this mole than
your family practioner. I have had so
many moles removed its not funny, the
latest being what I thought was a deer
tick.....Not.... Turned out to be
malignant melanoma. The mole was tiny and
black and popped up from no where! Your
mole on your "backside" sounds like
several I have known as common moles.
Better to be safe than sorry, go and have
this looked at, in fact go for the full
body check. I do this every year! Keep
us posted! :d
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jennys11
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Feb 2006 Posts: 70 Location: miami
Posted: 04-07-06 07:16am
Hi I didn't run to a doctor..Say someone
in a back alley just because I didn't
(cry) like the mole I went to a
dermatologist who removed it since it was
near the breast. Don't come off sounding
like a "prick" and don't jump to whacked
out conclusions just so you know..My
doctor said any mole is a bad mole and
just get rid of it.
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Fairy*Godmother
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You Need Some People Skills Posted: 04-07-06 15:20pm
Not only should your back alley be looking
for a new doctor, but for a class that
teaches you how to control
yourself..........No one was implying
anthing to you or about you, yet your
insecure self took it at that and came off
sounding like a "prick"????Come on, use a
different word. It shows where you are
coming from miami............
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LesNTexas
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Apr 2006 Posts: 3 Location: Texas
Skin Cancer Posted: 04-26-06 09:04am
First of all, I am new to this
forum...After reading "several" questions
as far as concerns, regarding skin cancer,
I am beginning to wonder what kind of dr's
you'll are seeing...First of all, I was
diagnosed with malignant melanoma this
year & also had several skin cancers
removed...Several of you "never" even
mentioned your dr doing a biopsy...Any
time a dr is concerned about a mole, they
do a biopsy before they go any
further....The biopsy will tell the Dr.,
if the mole is cancerous or not...So
please, go to a dermatalogist as this is
their field...I recently had a mole
removed on my back that was
cancerous....It was "pink" in color...So
see, ya never know!...I wasn't even aware
that this "pink" spot on my back was a
mole, as I thought moles were brown or
black...My advice to anyone is to see a
dermatalogist, especially if you have a
lot of moles or have been exposed to the
sun or used tanning beds...Even if you are
not a sun worshiper, the best thing you
can do for yourself is have a specialist
give you an entire body check...To my
surprise, even the smallest moles on the
body can be the deadly ones...So
pleaseeeeeeee, don't take a chance, early
detection is the key!
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LesNTexas
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Apr 2006 Posts: 3 Location: Texas
Any Mole Is a Bad Mole Posted: 04-26-06 11:24am
Omg!, jenny, if my dr removed all my
moles, I wouldn't have any skin
left...Yes, your dr needs to keep a close
watch on moles for changes in size &
color, but i've never heard of anyone
having all their moles removed...This
would require major surgery plus skin
grafting galore!
