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      • December 3, 2019 at 12:32 pm
      HereIam789
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        I appreciate you sharing your story. I was kind of spinning yesterday. I’ve read too many stories of doctor’s blowing something off and being wrong. I’m concerned mine has been wrong for 5 years. I’m going to ask my GP to biopsy it tomorrow, then wait for results. I am feeling better now that I’ve made that decision, and will move forward from here.
        • December 2, 2019 at 9:52 pm
        HereIam789
        Participant
          I’m having so much anxiety about this. Did you melanoma continue to change physically? I’m so worried I’ve let this sit on my body for five years. I’ve been to the dermatologist 6 times since having my second child and she’s never raised concern over this – but now that its on my radar I’m completely convinced that its bad.
          • December 2, 2019 at 9:34 pm
          HereIam789
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            How long did it take for you to get your biopsy results back, if you don’t mind me asking?
            • December 2, 2019 at 9:30 pm
            HereIam789
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              Thank you for telling me. Sounds very similar to what I have going on. I wonder if I should ask my GP in a couple of days to go ahead and biopsy it or if I should just wait a few weeks for my derm.
              • December 2, 2019 at 8:41 pm
              HereIam789
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                That’s so true. I’ve been told that a lot. I wouldn’t worry as much about this darker spot if it weren’t around a mole. Although the mole itself is symmetrical, the shading around it is not. It’s very faint but definitely there and has been at least 4-5 years.

                Does melanoma continue to change physically? Or can it appear then stay the same for 5 years?

                I don’t remember this mark being here before my second pregnancy, but I could be wrong and just not remember.

                I’m afraid to ask my GP about it and have him make me more anxious.

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