Username:    Password:      Remember me       

Cancer Forums

A website for discussions about any type of cancer, including lung cancer, breast cancer, mesothelioma, prostate cancer, laryngeal cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma and others

SearchSearch   DigestsEmail Digests     Register to postRegister to post   ProfileProfile   Check private messagesCheck private messages   Log inLog in 
I think Ive got melanoma, but the Docs don't seem interested What is this ?

 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Cancer Forums Forum Index -> Melanoma and Skin Cancer Forum


Author
GKJB
New User


Joined: 29 May 2008
Posts: 2
PostPosted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:05 pm    Post subject: I think Ive got melanoma, but the Docs don't seem interested Reply with quote
I'm 17 year old male, & for the past year or so I've noticed 3 moles growing from tiny freckles. Two of them have become only slightly raised but with faded edges & abnormal shapes. The third is small (about 2mm x 2mm) but very raised & began stinging now and again a few months back, & has steadily got worse & more frequent. I visited a doctor a month ago who told me to book an appointment with another doc qualified to perform minor surgeries. I went to the appointment a week later only to find the receptionist had written down the wrong date & day of the appointment. I rang the docs the next day & they told me they'd ring me back when they were having a day for minor surgeries. This was about 2 weeks ago, I've rang twice since then & still recieved no reply.

The mole is on my waist just above my hip, & the whole area around the mole burns for most of the day, especially the evenings. Small brown dots are appearing underneath my skin from the mole, & about an inch underneath there are some raised white bumps emerging with red around them, though I'm not sure if this has anything to do with it.

Another mole which I've had all my life has been flaking & beginning to change colour & develop an irregular shape for over a year, but for the past few weeks it's started hurting as well.

What is there left to do for me to get these moles removed & tested so I can be diagnosed & start treatment before anything has the chance to get worse & spread? I've given up with the GP, obviously i'll continue ringing them if they don't get back to me but I can't wait any longer Mad
Back to top
brainman
Chief Admin


Joined: 13 Oct 2005
Posts: 4297
Location: Tennessee
PostPosted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:28 pm    Post subject: Re: I think Ive got melanoma, but the Docs don't seem interested Reply with quote
GKJB, I am so sorry that you are having problems getting the moles removed. You might what to go to a dermatologist (or to a different dermatologist). Keep us informed.
_________________
Jim
Site Administrator and long-term cancer survivor
1992 Astrocytoma grade 2, left motor strip
2005 Recurrence this time said to be an Oligodendoglioma grade 3, same location.
My Story Part 1: http://cancerforums.net/viewtopic.php?p=7350
My Story Part 2: http://cancerforums.net/viewtopic.php?t=8029
Blog http://jimhawkinsport.blogspot.com/
Back to top


Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Cancer Forums Forum Index -> Melanoma and Skin Cancer Forum All times are GMT - 5 Hours
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
Download our Toolbar



About the author
E-mail webmaster
Terms, conditions and privacy policy		 We subscribe to the HONcode principles of the HON Foundation. Click to verify. We subscribe to the HONcode principles. Verify here. All content and posts are copyright.
Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group