I have a lot of moles and would say I notice new ones every year, usually in the summer when I’ve been in the sun and I notice my skin more. They are usually just tiny little ones so don’t worry me but I hate it as I have so many already that I really don’t need anymore!
Oh that's good to hear! I'm hyper vigilant with moles and freckles and a new one sends me spiralling every.single.time
yes, my 9yr old has had 1 big one and 1 smaller one on the side of his neck, you can mostly see them when he turns his head, this has been since he was about 2years old, never been scanned but been felt by doctors and ENT, they said all feels normal and possibly linked to re-occurring tonsillitis when he was younger and just have never gone back down to normal size, I panic every so often and take him back to the doctor and they always say the same thing, if it was anything to be worried about we would have known long before now, they tell me to look out for night sweats ( which he does sweat so much when in bed so that freaks me out massively but he does run hot ) and unexplained fevers and bleeding which he has never had any of. Now I just try and reassure myself when I notice them that he is healthy and all ok and I would know if he was not, when he does get poorly they do go slightly bigger also.
yeah, skin cancer is my biggest fear!Oh that's good to hear! I'm hyper vigilant with moles and freckles and a new one sends me spiralling every.single.time
I noticed a very dark raised spot on my back, freaked out. Was up all night. Lucky I was due back at my dermo for my acne and mentioned it to her. Within a week she had cut it out, I took a deep breath and then spent the next 4- 6 weeks spiraling non stop "what if, what if, what if" She rang me eventually, I chased it for weeks. They grade them from 1 - 5. 1 being nothing and 5 being something but more tests need to be done... mine was 1.5. She was like "you're fine, breath and go live your life". Since then, I have absolutely no interest in the sun, sun holidays, getting a tan nothing! I wear SPF 50 on my face everyday and a hat if I'm out in the garden.Oh that's good to hear! I'm hyper vigilant with moles and freckles and a new one sends me spiralling every.single.time
That did make me giggle@ Remember lymph nodes rising are a normal reaction to the body doing its job of fighting off illness.Exactly what I’m seeing on my husband’s neck!!! He said I don’t even look at him anymore I just look at the little lymph node.
Weird thing is, my husband never gets sick?
Honestly, I feel a lot better since writing in this thread last week. I don't feel alone. I don't have any advice or tips other than, come here and talk about whatever way you're feeling
Honestly, the only thing that helped me personally was sertraline. Unfortunately my script ran out and my avoidance/phobia of doctors means I have been taking mine for 2 years.
Yes, this is called air hunger! It's a fight or flight response. People with high anxiety tend to take shallow breaths too.
Yes, I get it on/off sometimes, first time I went doctors for it and I was given chest xray. All clear, and last time it lasted for weeks, once I calmed myself down and realised it was anxiety causing it it went away. Look up drkirren on insta if you have it, she makes posts about health anxiety and has done one on air hunger, it’s almost always a symptom of your anxiety and will go away.
I have it every now and then I mentioned it to my doctor and she said it could be allergies. I haven't had it for a while though but it would last a few weeks then go
It's something I really struggle with too. My Dr wants to put me on anxiety medication for it but yup you guessed it, Im anxious about that too!
I would take a very strong guess that its anxiety.
This is all really great advice!.
Is it red/raised/itchy? What does it look like?
No it's not red or itchy. You can't really see it or anything. I can just feel it under the skin and it hurts
and I assume the NHS only looks at ones you're 'concerned' about.
Delighted to hearPosted here a couple of weeks back about having a breast lump, just to update and maybe reassure anyone who comes across this in future - it was just a bit of harder breast tissue.
Had my appointment within 2 weeks and the ladies at the clinic were just so lovely and reassuring. Quick physical exam and then an ultrasound and all sorted within the hour. Feel so relieved
