feeling lonely today

[distressed29]

I'm feeling lonely today.  I just can't get over the fear that I have skin cancer.  Every bump and lesion on my body I automatically think it is skin cancer.  The other day I felt a bump on the back of my leg which looked like a blue/black raised pimple.  I picked at it.  Now it is gone.  It is just a white circle with a red ring around it.  I wrote to  the doctor on the dermatology forum and he said that it does not sound like skin cancer...that you can't pick it off.  He suggest not to irritate it anymore and to put ointment on it and if it still concerns me in about a month then have a dr. look at it.  It seems to be healing.  I've been working so hard on my health anxiety.  One goal is to not constantly seek reassurance from a dr. unless medically necessary.  I visit the derm. once a month and I need to stop the routine of constantly needing reassurance.  So I just need some words of support.  I am going to try very hard to wait 2 weeks and see if it heals before consulting the derm.

[distressed29]

I'm just trying to hold out to see the derm. I want to see first if it heals and if it doesn't then i am going to the derm.  The derm. on line does not believe it is skin cancer.  Thanks for your support!!!

[sonia_ji]

what does Dermatologist says abt it.?
u dont worry you are fine , as u visit derm evey month , it means you are fine .
actually dis is ur mind which is constantly saying that its Skin cancer.
Dont you worry.
i have cardiac neurosis and i always want reassurance from doctors.
Carezzz.