About three weeks ago, I noticed that a raised light mole on my chest (that I've had forever) had some dry spots on the top. Worried, I called a friends dermatologist to make an appointment. Because I am a new patient, the appointment wasn't for almost a month. Scared to wait, I made an appointment with my regular doctor. He looked at the mole and said it was nothing to worry about and that I could absolutely wait for the dermatologist appointment.
I felt better but then a week later, after working out, I noticed some blood spots on the bottom of my bra. I had no idea where they were from. I took a shower and when I got out was shocked to see a darker rasied mole on my abdomen (again, I've had it for a long time) bleeding around the top edge. The bleeding stopped quickly and I had a friend look and she said it looked like there was a scrape or scratch right at the uper boarder of the mole. It is several inches below my bra line, so I think I may have scraped it with the underwire when putting my bra on -- but I didn't feel anything.
I called my regular doctor again and told him about it and he still felt it was okay to wait for the derm appointment which is now next week (he didn't look at that mole, just the one on my chest as I hadn't been worried about it because there had been no changes until the bleeding)
Well, then I found out yesterday that because my place of work is going out of business, I am not eligible for COBRA benefits and my regular benefits expire on October 1. My appointment September 27, just days before my coverage ends. I think I am qualified for coverage under HIPAA, but that will take a month to process. If I go to the appointment and it turns out to be something, I'm worried I won't be coverered and I won't be able to get coverage. But I'm also not sure if it is really okay to wait.
The mole is a little larger than a pencil eraser. Dark brown with little black flecks. The upper border seems to have healed and there hasn't been any more bleeding. The mole has looked the same for years, but I admit that I don't examine it closely very frequently and I haven't been to a dermatologist before.
I'm so scared and anxious. Please help.