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I'm giving my thanks today. (long)
So like three weeks ago, I saw an article in a magazine about skin cancer and for some reason, it made me start obsessing over a couple moles on my body. Well, obsessing would be putting it lightly, I had a massive panic/anxiety attack. *I have had anxiety and panic issues for a long time, but haven't had a bad attack since my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer 8 years ago.* Anyway, so DH has me set up and appt with a doctor to get the moles checked and the doctor, who was amazing, talked to me about my panic/anxiety and checked the moles. I had a major breakdown in the doctors office as well, and he recommended I try counseling to help me figure out where the anxiety attacks were stemming from... He also said I had one mole that was questionable, but he didn't think it was anything to worry about. He recommended that we remove it just to be safe. I also chose to have three other ones removed, so 4 total, that I knew I would obsess over.
We removed the moles last week. It wasn't terrible, but I'm going to have some ugly scars where they were. They are still a little sore, but they aren't too bad.
So, this morning I met with the doctor to discuss the pathology report and the moles were all benign! I am so thankful for that. I knew that there was one that, because it had dark pigment, he was a little concerned about, but I'm so glad that I have a little stress off of my shoulders.
So that's my thanks, a day early. I feel better already!
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TTC #2 for a million years: SA normal, CD 23 bloodwork shows nothing amiss, ovulation detected. Next step: ? maybe CD3 bloodwork to check eggs? All out of pocket, so limited IF tests/treatments.
That's great news! I had a mole removed from the side of my head (sounds strange...) in the 5th grade and my scar is almost gone now. So...you have that to look forward to!
Glad everything came back A-ok.
The two scars that people will be able to see are on my wrist and on my neck. I was thinking of trying Mederma or whatever it's called, so see if that helps. Did you try anything like that? I wonder if it'll work. :-) Right now they just look gross. I'd post a picture, but that'd probably really make people sick, lol.
I am glad to hear that they were all ok.
Just a question what kind of a Dr did you have check your moles? A Dermatoligist(sp) or just a general practice Dr? I have lots of moles but have never had them checked or even had a Dr say they should be checked. And I have always wondered who I would see for that.
Oct 2011 3 1/2 years old.
Robert Williams Birth date 5/16/2008
I saw a family practice doctor and he did the removal, which was pretty simple. And then he sent them to the lab to be checked. He said if one had come back cancerous then I'd need to see a dermatologist to have more skin from that specific area removed to make sure the cancer was all gone. I've heard you can also just go to a dermatologist to be checked. Does that answer your question okay?
Im glad everything turned out ok!! but I'm curious, was the article in Glamour magazine?? If so I saw that same thing and have been freaking out about some moles ever since!
I didn't use anything like that, but it was a long time ago. I've heard great things about Mederma though!
One of them was in Glamour and one was in Parenting. I happened to see both of them in one evening. I am glad that I'm not the only one who was kinda scared by them. I feel like I'm the only one sometimes. I will say that now that I've gotten them checked I feel better. Maybe it will help you feel better too!