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Thoughts? I do have a doc appt next Friday.
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Thoughts? I do have a doc appt next Friday.

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    • April 5, 2018 at 5:06 pm
    TSchiemann
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      I’ve had a dark brown, almost black mole for as long as I can remember, since childhood.

      however, recently it has hurt, gained a skin/scab, and bleeds/oozes clear fluid.

      what could this be? 

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        • April 5, 2018 at 11:17 pm
        Edwin
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          You should see a dermatologist and have this mole biopsied.  It could be melanoma.   I had an almost black mole for years.  In 2008 it hurt and bled.  It was melanoma. 

            • April 6, 2018 at 2:11 am
            Susanlee528
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              Get it checked ASAP. I had almost the exact same scenario and it was melanoma. Good luck! I hope it’s not!! 

            • April 6, 2018 at 1:57 pm
            SABKLYN
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              If you‘ have a,concern, get it biopsied. That’s the only way to determ8ne what it is

              • April 10, 2018 at 1:21 am
              kcmtnbiker
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                Run – don't walk – to ge a biopsy. I made the mistake of not vigoursly persuing my "mole" and have been fighting stage 4 metastic melanoma for 6 years

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