FearfuL
03-03-2005, 08:29 PM
Ok, so I had a shave biopsy done and the report came back with a compound melanocytic nevus. It doesn't say "benign" on the report, but the derm translated that to me. Does it HAVE TO say "benign" on the report in order for it to be benign or not necessarily?
Now the first derm I went to that gave me my report gave me the diagnosis and I was outta there. But I went in for a wound check today and this other derm that works in the same office had to consult his colleague about the diagnosis to make sure nothing further needed to be done. He concluded that everything is fine. Wouldn't a derm be able to conclude on their own whether or not something needs to be done about a nevus?
AND as I was leaving, he told me to come back in a year or two to make sure I have a 'clean bill of health'. If the sample came back benign, why is he asking me to come back later? I feel like he knows something I don't lol.
So, am I just being paranoid or does this sound weird to anyone?
Now the first derm I went to that gave me my report gave me the diagnosis and I was outta there. But I went in for a wound check today and this other derm that works in the same office had to consult his colleague about the diagnosis to make sure nothing further needed to be done. He concluded that everything is fine. Wouldn't a derm be able to conclude on their own whether or not something needs to be done about a nevus?
AND as I was leaving, he told me to come back in a year or two to make sure I have a 'clean bill of health'. If the sample came back benign, why is he asking me to come back later? I feel like he knows something I don't lol.
So, am I just being paranoid or does this sound weird to anyone?

