It's late, so I'll be quick.
I guess they have four things they check on a mole before they get worried. Symmetry, jagged edges, multiple colors, and size bigger than 6 mm. My mole on my arm qualifies in two aspects. Symmetry and size. It is about 9 mm almost 10. The doctor says he doesn't look at my mole and think that it absolutely has to come off. It is kinda half wayish. If I really want it off, may as well, there is enough of a medical reason for it to come off. If perchance it appeared in the last three months or so, it would make more reason to take it off. I can't ever remember my arm without a big, huge mole in the middle of it. So since it has been there (and has been most certainly bigger than 6 mm in all the memories) as long as I can remember, it still puts it in the ball range of not really needing to take it off.
For some reason I hesitated when he pretty much asked me if I wanted it off. I have always hated this big ugly thing, but for some reason... I couldn't really say, "YES!!! Take it off NOW!!!" He suggested taking a picture of it and having another appointment in about 6 months or so. I liked that idea, so we did.
Side note: (more for my memory rather than your enjoyment) Memories of hating this stupid mole. Having been in dance the entirety of my grade school years, we would have pictures taken of us in our dance outfits. They weren't always that modest and you could see my mole if in the right position. One such outfit, I had my left hand up above my head with the arm curved around. The right hand doing some other such ballerina type position. Probably out in front of me. And there right in the middle of my arm for everyone to see was that ugly mole. ICK!
Ok, I'm done now... heading off to bed.
1 comment:
Yeah those moles can be a source of disdain... But shoot, I saw Cindy Crawford on the aeroplane, and she's milked that face mole for all it's worth...
The ABCDEs of melanoma:
A: Asymmetry - One side/half is not like the other side/half.
B: Border - It is irregular, scalloped, or poorly defined.
C: Color - Varied from one color to another, shades of tan or brown, black, sometimes white, or red, or even blue.
D: Diameter - While melanomas are usually greater than 6mm in diameter when diagnosed, they can be smaller.
E: Evolve - If you see your mole changes in any way over a period of time contact a dermatologist.
So there you go. I don't mean to scare you, because you've already had a specialist take a gander at it... Maybe just more informational for now. Keep on pluggin' away Shay. You're stronger than I could ever imagine to be.
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