is this normal? - Cancer: Skin Message Board

berriepie · 01-18-2009, 01:58 PM

im 19 and live in UK, not much sun exposure or history of sun burn. im quite pale. anyway i have a freckle on my finger, is quite dark, always has been but i noticed that it has turned a little darker in the middle like 1mm or 0.8mm. sound normal? should i wait a week or two before getting checked out?

i have had worries like this before about a freckle on my arm, but i told myself to wait a month or two and check for any changes and nothing changed, no itching or anything so i got over that. i do admit i worry alot about my health but everything always turns out ok.

sick of worrying!

berriepie · 01-19-2009, 09:54 AM

anyone have any advice?

berriepie · 01-22-2009, 04:16 PM

im going to make an appointment tomorrow just to be sure, better safe than sorry. but if he tells me its nothing to worry about then i guess i better explain my irrational fear with my health. ive thought about telling my doctor before but im just so relieved every time he tells me nothing is wrong that i think its not a problem.

every time i suspect something is wrong (brain tumor, aneurysm, kidney/liver disease, thyroid, skin cancer, heart problems, septicemia) i am UTTERLY convinced that THIS is the real thing, and i think to myself, if i can just make sure that its nothing serious, then i wont worry again, i promise. then 3 or 4 weeks later, when im feeling better, something else pops up, and i think to myself, "this is definitely cause for concern. THIS is definitely worrying." then it turns out to be nothing. i cant help this way of thinking.

theres no itching, or raised, thats why i was unsure if its a mole or freckle. i know moles darken and appear up until your 20's and im 19, but im still worried.

thank you for the reply. x

Rockford2 · 01-24-2009, 09:04 AM

I'll always be a part of this board now since Chele was so kind to respond to my ?'s. So please keep me and others posted about what your doctor may or not find. I care as I can see that others on this board care as well.

Good luck!!

berriepie · 02-09-2009, 06:19 AM

my appointment with my GP is today. im really scared

*EDIT*

my GP says it looks normal to him and has no warning signs of melanoma, none of the signs he would look for or has seen on melanoma. he referred me to a dermatologist because he said "he knows some people do not take their doctors opinions as confirmation they are fine". i think its because i was in tears ha, he said the dermatologist will probably tell me that its fine also, but just to be sure

i have recently just changed surgeries because my last one was rubbish, so i went to my new DR thinking he'd say it was fine and stop worrying, i didnt expect this