Hi! I’ve never had any sort of experience with skin cancer or melanoma before. I’m just concerned with a growth that I’ve had for a few years now. It first appeared about 3 years ago, when I scratched an itch on my scalp and then its started to bleed. It took a while to get it to stop bleeding, but it didn’t hurt or anything. I forgot about it until eventually I noticed a small, redish nodule where I had scratched at. I’m young and was embarrassed by it, so I tried to cut it off by myself, which made it bleed pretty badly again. Over the course of the years I’ve done this multiple times. Every time I cut it, it bleeds for a while and then scabs over until it heals, and then it looks the same as it’s always been. I haven’t cut or messed with it for the past year or so, and I haven’t noticed a significant increase in size. I would estimate it to be only about 1 mm wide. It’s fairly firm to the touch, not necessarily hard but not mobile like a mole is. I’ve never been too worried because it never hurts or bleeds unless I cut it and hasn’t rapidly grown. I’ve done some web research as one does and the only thing I’ve ever found with examples that look kind of similar to mine is some types of basal cell carcinoma or nodular melanoma. I’m not a doctor and all of my information comes from google, but I won’t be able to see my doctor for a few weeks and would at least like some information from an actual human that has experience with this. Please let me know if you’ve ever dealt with anything that sounds similar. Thanks so much!
