tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396857547993213615.post4998666861740518985..comments2023-10-21T09:12:50.979-07:00Comments on I've Become My Mother!: Going To The Dermatologist TodayKelly Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990072727974408086noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396857547993213615.post-76735743884584235322011-09-22T02:35:24.776-07:002011-09-22T02:35:24.776-07:00I've got a similar paranoia. A few days ago di...I've got a similar paranoia. A few days ago discovered a raised mole 8 by 4 milimiters in size. It's mostly greish-brownish in color but it's got some black spots within it. I rushed to the dermatologist and all she did was to glance at it for 5 seconds and say it's alright. I asked for a biopsy and she refused! WTF???Eugenehttp://www.yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396857547993213615.post-36336832669454818402011-02-15T18:43:46.651-08:002011-02-15T18:43:46.651-08:00What ended up happening? Was the burning good, or...What ended up happening? Was the burning good, or did you end up having to have it excised? I have to go every 6 months b/c my aunt had a melanoma and I had a pre-melanoma taken off. My mom just had a squamous-cell taken off. If you're gonna get skin cancer(as if any of us do it on purpose), basal cell is the way to go! Those are less likely to spread. Hope everything is fine now. I try to tell everybody to go get checked at least once to get a base-line scan. I'm enjoying your blog very much!Quirky Homemakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536348036215469299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396857547993213615.post-76314889350965110112010-11-08T14:40:34.119-08:002010-11-08T14:40:34.119-08:00I have some moles I need to get checked out. Glad ...I have some moles I need to get checked out. Glad your appt. was OK!Kristina P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16144488639100871226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396857547993213615.post-65954212143495798452010-11-05T07:11:04.268-07:002010-11-05T07:11:04.268-07:00Yes, the doctor burned it off with that cold/hot l...Yes, the doctor burned it off with that cold/hot liquid stuff.. Also burned off a pre-cancer on my back... 50/50 chance the burning did the job on the basil, I go back in 3 weeks - if not gone - they will cut it out..yuck..Kelly Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02990072727974408086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396857547993213615.post-80088425114459793442010-11-04T21:30:27.952-07:002010-11-04T21:30:27.952-07:00I think you are doing the right thing. Better safe...I think you are doing the right thing. Better safe than sorry. I have to go in and get a couple of mine check, we are pretty sure it is just my hormones and reactions from my meds making me get more and them change but we want to be sure. Nothing to fool with. Good luckAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18099878720994777657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396857547993213615.post-59537059545296656472010-11-04T17:35:40.099-07:002010-11-04T17:35:40.099-07:00I agree with most of the comments here - check it ...I agree with most of the comments here - check it out while you have the chance to do that. Some folks do not have insurance and have no choice - I feel blessed at 71, knowing I have coverages that allow me to have things checked. <br />And thanks for the comment on my blog...it motivates me to try harder...<br />Hugs and prayers<br />Evie<br />http://Prayersncrafts.blogspot.comEvelyn Mayfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03005917147709442222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396857547993213615.post-10258395584204400612010-11-04T17:04:59.557-07:002010-11-04T17:04:59.557-07:00I had melanoma at age 22. I go every six months to...I had melanoma at age 22. I go every six months to be checked--always good to ask the doc instead of wondering. You were smart to go! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00255686424178324749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396857547993213615.post-40694462063993686662010-11-04T15:01:47.525-07:002010-11-04T15:01:47.525-07:00Glad it wasn't that bad! I have to go see the ...Glad it wasn't that bad! I have to go see the dermatologist every year so that he can do an all body check since I have had several basil cell melanomias removed.<br />You said he burned your moles off, mine cuts them off. Takes several weeks for them to heal especially if they are big.mamahasspokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049292242708654609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396857547993213615.post-52344427244741302902010-11-04T13:56:14.580-07:002010-11-04T13:56:14.580-07:00Thank you for your comments! My leg moles were go...Thank you for your comments! My leg moles were good. The mole on my arm is basil cell carcinoma - the Dr. burned if off - I go back in 3 weeks - if it's still there they will excise it.... If you get skin cancer - it's the best kind to get...<br />Love to you'<br />KellyKelly Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02990072727974408086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396857547993213615.post-28065784770597647342010-11-04T13:46:34.201-07:002010-11-04T13:46:34.201-07:00Not paranoid at all! It's important to have t...Not paranoid at all! It's important to have these things checked out!Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396857547993213615.post-76460724020594328362010-11-04T12:03:10.222-07:002010-11-04T12:03:10.222-07:00I think it is always good to have them checked. M...I think it is always good to have them checked. My husbands family has "mole genes" I swear. So all of my kids have large and weird looking moles. I have had them into the dermatologist pretty regularly growing up and while all the moles have been fine I have still had some of the larger ones removed because they are just ugly and I was also afraid they would eventually turn into something.<br />Better safe than sorry.<br />Hope your visit turns out well. Chances are it is nothing :-DCBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911579093553356167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396857547993213615.post-19266298105805608512010-11-04T11:32:48.829-07:002010-11-04T11:32:48.829-07:00I don't think you're paranoid. Better safe...I don't think you're paranoid. Better safe than sorry!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635548083674337079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396857547993213615.post-67427403435338460502010-11-04T11:07:41.672-07:002010-11-04T11:07:41.672-07:00Those photos look normal to me!! Infact they look...Those photos look normal to me!! Infact they look like some of the moles I have about my person.<br />It's always best to get checked and so I think you are doing the right thing.<br />Do hurry back and let us know how you got on.Ra Ra Bazaarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11497777059484309272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396857547993213615.post-6376438384795469892010-11-04T11:05:44.192-07:002010-11-04T11:05:44.192-07:00Better to err on the side of caution. I don't...Better to err on the side of caution. I don't think you're being paranoid at all, especially with a family history. Good luck! I hope they're nothing!Joaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08943128638748507880noreply@blogger.com