Weird thing on skin?

[angeldust2489]

I am 33 weeks pregnant. My anxiety and OCD with this baby is so bad. I obsess over my body and my health so bad. I had this thing on my skin that some what resembled a mole. It had a little bit of pigmentation but not much. There was a layer of skin on it that I scratched off twice. After I scratched the skin off it seemed to be lighter. I never even noticed this thing until it was there this summer. I don't know if it might have been there before but never noticed because I have been out in the sun more this summer. Well the other night I was at the store and I scratched the skin off and i picked at it for a little while, i finally got the skin off and it got red. It never bled but now there seems to be a scab over it. I know I sound completely crazy and I really feel crazy. Does this sound at all like it could be something cancerous? It never hurt, and it wasn't bumped off my skin. It's scabbed up looking and it's a little red right around it. Can anyone help? I don't wanna go to the doctor yet because I think they are sick of dealing with my problems, or at least thats how they make me feel. Can anyone give me an opinion on what they think? Thank you so much.          

[nicki737]

My daughter was born in june and I had felt 2 enlarged lymph nodes on the left side of her head. Thru my investigating on the internet I have learned that these are swollen posterior cervical lymph nodes but I need more information on what that means. She had these 2 swollen lymph nodes within the first week of her life and I just felt another one today. My pediatrician keeps telling me not to worry but as a mom thats impossible. Does anybody have any info for me or know where I can get another opinion? What kind of doctor deals with enlarged lymph nodes. My baby is 2 months old today. Any info will help.

[Pum]

Try and leave it alone for a couple of weeks and let it heal up. Pregnancy can cause all sorts of changes to your skin and your moles and of course, picking and proding just makes things irritated and look odd.

After it has healed just observe if for a couple of weeks and if it changes then see a doctor, if not, try to forget it.

If you are struggling mentally with health anxiety you might want to talk to a doctor about that issue. You need to take care of yourself mentally and physically while pregnant. You have a big job in 7 weeks time and you want to be at your best.