I am braking out in moles, I am afraid, please help me..

[mrsboston3122]

Hi there, I am developing very bad health anxiety lately, seems like I have had one health issue after another. I have not been feeling well, just now energy, tired, pains.. Anyway I am a 29 year old woman and cancer does run in my mothers family. I am not sure that anyone has had skin cancer but I am worried. 3 weeks ago I noticed that I got a few blood bubbles under my skin so I have been inspecting my skin everyday and I notice that I am breaking out in Moles. They start as little freckles I think or thats what they look like. I noticed 2 on my arm that were not there last week and some others also. I have a growth on the bottom of my left foot that looked like a mole but its not a circle and its raised. Its been there for a few years now. It has some brown in it but its not all the way brown. I also noticed a brown spot on the side of my big toe. I thought I got hurt or something but its just a brown spot. I have also noticed in the past couple of months that the I also have white spots on my body, looks like discoloration. I also have gotten in the past month a bunch of those raised brown skin things all over my chest! I have a growth on my neck that the doctor I seen yesterday said was a skin tag. I tried to tell her about the moles coming out of no where but she was very short with me and said yeah sooo, this happens as you get older, I dont think its anything to worry about. She gave me a referral to a dermatologist but said that I should wait until I have some insurance to go, meanwhile I am afraid! I dont know anything about skin cancer. The moles dont look funny, just like normal moles, I have 2 that are a bit raised but I have had them both for as long as I can remember. They weren't always raised but they were always there. I am just very afraid. I have one near my belly button and it must have been kind of raised because I scratched it and it almost came off, now its kind of hard. I also have 2 moles on my thighs that are small and black not far from each other. I do not spend a lot of time in the sun. I do smoke and I need to stop that or I will probably get lung cancer if I dont already have that too. Anyway has anyone had something like this happen to them? For the past few days I have been so SCARED that I cant sleep or even eat. Please any advice or help? I wonder if its to late if I do have it since they are coming up so fast?? I had blood work the other day and everything was normal with that. I have cat scans of my brain and abdomen and pelvis within the past few months that were normal also. Ok thank you in advance for reading my post. I know I seem like a paranoid crazy person but I am just really afraid. Thanks

[ChitChatNine]

Hi,

I was thinking the same thing .. pregnancy or birth control pills can make a change in moles.

Keep us posted .. we're here for you and if you want to talk about it to help lessen your anxiety, we're all ears.

Hang in there,
C~

[Pum]

I think that NOHARD is trying the tough love approach but if only it was as easy as saying "stop worrying". The internet is always going to turn up kind and not so kind comments.

Your doctor is wise in saying that moles do turn up sometimes as you get older but you are also right in getting them looked at. Skin tags and moles turn up during pregnancy often. Any chance? or even a change in contraceptive pill.

There are lots of good sites on the internet to look at but make sure you first seach for "benign" skin conditions. If you find this worry is affecting your daily life, job, relationships, etc. find a sympathetic doctor and consider anxiety treatments.

Take care.

[NOHARD]

I think you have said it all, yes you are a paranoid crazy person.
You need to take a break from you, you have to stop looking for any illness that you think you could get, and we all love thinking CANCER!! ARGH!! are you stupid, bubbles under the skin? stupid.
You just need to get out in the sun and soak up some of those lovely rays,start getting some vitamin D running round your body, stop thinking illnesses, try getting out and enjoy life, eat some freash fruit, get some good yogurt into you, eat as much healthy food as you can, and stop worrying about all the things that they say is in them.
Life needs to go on, and you are stopping yours by worrying about life in itself.
Do yourself a favour, just go out and live, its the way of beating the odds, yes.
Somehow I hope this helps.