I've been drs with my sore on my head hes said he's not worried about it it could be a skin infection but it also could be basal cell which is early stages of skin cancer...im absolutely petrified now i can't eat I feel sick I just a mess i have severe health anxiety and now I hear my dr say this im absolutely petrified im gonna doe aint I
Nat xx
Oh nat ffs but surely if hes not worried thats got to mean something what they ssying to do x
Go back in 4 weeks and see what it like if it trys to heal
He will look at it again and send me for a biopsy if he thinks its the scary thing
I'm such a mess manda I threw up when he said that im a absolutely mess im petrified
Nat xx
Aww nat i know theres nothing i can say to help make you feel better but i realy dont think it is somink bad but i know your brain wont let you think like that but im here if you need me anytime just message me xx
Thanks so much babes fingers crossed it OK but I've got qait 4 weeks to see if its nithi g or something serious
Nat xx
Just try to stay positive he doesn't seem worried to wait 4 weeks im sure if he thought it was something else he would of done biopsy sooner x
Hello Nat 
Here I am still worried and up you pop and whatever you are going through feels the worse because it is happening to you !
Now I know what I say might make no difference but will try anyway
If they really thought it was skin cancer they would not have you waiting
You have had it a year so had it been that I am sure you would have known without even seeing the Doctor today , in fact you would have been in trouble by now if it was that
Give it chance to heal , don't mess with it and keep reminding yourself after a year it would be clear if it was sinister
Sometimes I wish these Doctors would keep their mouth shut when they know we have health anxiety , they could say to us , it just looks like an infection , use this cream if it does not help but I think it will pop back and I will take another look but I am sure it will be fine
Instead they say the worse at the end and what do we do then spend 4 weeks going round the twist !!!!
We are here and will hold your hand but honesty I am sure you will be fine x
Hi lulu
My point exactly as you can imagine I cant eat a thing i feel sick im thinking totally the worst 😪 its breaking my heart
All he said was hes not worried at all as its not grown in a year still the same size as it was but because I been picking at it he wants me to go back in 4 weeks and he re check it and if its still the same ge will send me for a biopsy??? I said so what u think jt could be he said could be a skin infection or worst case basal cell cancer the very early start of it that can be treated my jaw hit the floor and I threw up with fright so my gusband rang to find out what was said and he said the same to him but never mentioned that about the skin c so my hubbt asked about it and he said he dont think I've got that but he can't tell so wants me to go 4 weeks and go back
But like you say 4 weeks of pure agony lulu im gonna be a right mess i am now i cant eat a thing im just drinking at the minute may try something tommoz today deffo now
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I get it totally and I am still the same with my issue as I feel as you know in messages they may want to check me out further and I am sick with worry
But in your case honestly it would have got worse but please don't mess with it or it will never heal as long as things don't change which so far yours hasn't and a year is plenty of time for it to have done I think it is just one of those things but harmless even though when we have anxiety everything is harmful to us ! you will get through this we both will all together we can x
Hi hun
I’m really sorry you had to hear this? But if he’s not worried about it why did he mention it then? I don’t understand at all. What’s the next steps now is he going to send you for tests or anything? Did you give you any medication.
You need to stay positive? I know it’s easier said then done hun but your working yourself up could be for nothing. Maybe get a second opinion?
Stay safe
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I am working g myself up i aint eaten all day im full to the brim with fright
Hes not put me on any medication sent me for any tests at all
Said he will see me in 4 weeks to see if its changed and send me for a biopsy if he thinks I need one
But as you can imagine I'm beside myself with worry and fright I cant function im frozen to the spot
Thanks so much
Nat xx
nat
please dont get yourself sick over this.
even if it is a basal cell it can be treated very easily and you dont die from it.
there are 3 types of skin cancer.
1 basal cell : grows very slowly and easily treated
2 squamous cell grows a little faster and is very treatable also
3 melanoma dont know much about this one except that you can die from it if not treated quickly even though treatment is improving all the time.
iv had both basal cell and squamous cell more than 10 years ago. i go to the dermatologist once a year now to have my skin checked.
if your dr thought it might be melanoma he wouldnt wait 4 weeks to have biopsy.
im sure if it is basal cell it will be taken care of and there is nothing about basal cell that is deadly
it is so common especially with us fair skinned people.
just holler if you have any questions about treatment. i have lots of experience
relax
Hi Jamie2018
Thanks so much for your reassurance i have bad health anxiety and I'm a complete worry wart...
I'm starting to slowly calm down and listen to what people are saying if the Dr thought it was anyway bad he wouldn't wait 4 weeks to investigate it and like you say alot are treatable nowadays and I don't kniw alot about it I googled it which was a bad mistake because I was a mess in .y head after that frightened out my wits
But thanks so much Jamie 🙏
Nat xx
no problem
me and both my parents have had numerous spots that were treated over the years and were all still here
glad you were able to calm down a bit
If your Dr thought you had something bad they wouldn’t wait than long they would have already done a biopsy.
x
Back to work and dreading it :( :(
I'm terrified
Subungual Melanoma?
Ive been a mess lately with health anxiety. 
