Anyone had surgical Mole removal ?

[sarahh]

Hi Sue

Good Luck with your operation I will be thinking of you.

I hope you are on the mend soon and have a speedy recovery.

With all my best wishes

Sarah x

[Fiona-Jane]

i had a mole removed from my face when i was 7. it was on my left cheek. it turned out to be cancerous, except the tumor was deep in my podgy cheek with almost nothing on the surface. i was extremely lucky- it was an extremely agressive tumor but because it was removed so early i didnt even need chemo!! the doctors said that if we had waited another few days they would have needed to remove most of the left side of my face, and if id waited 2 weeks i would have died. we couldnt get an appointment quick enough (it was in 3 weeks time)so mum just took me to A&E and made a huge fuss! im so glad my mum spotted the tiny ring around my mole, it could only be seen when light shone on it from a particular angle! i also had the plastic surgery team doing my little op so i have almost no scar!!

i am a very lucky girl!!

fi xx

[Sue New]

Hi Fiona-Jane (looks like you can't sleep either ),

Gosh, you were very lucky that your Mum stood up for you and took you to A&E in time to get the mole removed without needing further treatment. Thanks for sharing your experience with us.

Take care,

Sue.

[Fiona-Jane]

wow, i thought i was the only one up at this hour! yeah, i was so lucky! ive been really lucky my whole life. was starved of oxygen for at least 24 hours in the womb, didnt breathe for over 4 mins and im perfectly fine! then the cancer thing.....

so how come i cant win the lottery!!! hahaha!

im off to bed now- so night night, dont let the bed bugs bite ...etc...
fi xx

[Sue New]

Hi Guys,

This is just a quick update. I was due to have my moles removed today. A neighbour drove me to the surgery as my hubby can't drive at the moment because of his bad eye. When I got there, I found out all the Minor Ops had been cancelled for the day!! No one had phoned to let me know . Apparently the decision to cancel the list was made last week. The receptionist was very apologetic and couldn't understand why i had not been informed. The woman how drove me is a volunteer for Neighbourcare and reckons I should complain. To be honest with you, I am not going to bother as I don't think it will get me anywhere and I am not one to make waves. I am now waiting for the surgery to call me with a new date. The frustrating thing is, I had been signed off work until today (after my last op), partly to take into account the fact I was having the procedure done. Now I am probably going to have to take another day off work sometime .

Anyway, this post should possibly have gone in the rant room (Mods, feel free to move it if you feel it more appropraite).

Take care all,

Sue.

[sarahh]

Hi Sue

Thats really bad they should have let you know by telephone or atleast sent a letter this is bad practice.

Take care

Sarah x

[Guest]

Dont know if you've had it done yet? I had a mole removed about this time last year from my neck. GP wasn't too happy about doing it but it did get caught in necklaces, they would cut the side and make it bleed, to the point I gave up wearing them. It was like a large coco pop stuck just above my collar bone! Yes, I do have a scar which looks like a little tram line (the four stiches left their mark too) but it is white and flat and to be honest I had forgotten all about it until I read your post. Too me, the scar is far less noticable than the coco pop that was there. The healing time is the annoying part but I think it was only a few weeks and it only hurt when I raised my arm above shoulder height. I would say have it done, don't worry about the scarring as it should be minimal and once it's done try to forget all about it

[Sue New]

Hi Guys,

Well, I had my moles removed this morning. In the end the Doctor removed 4 (3 on my back and 1 on my stomach). The worst bit was having 4 lots of anaesthetic injections, as they all stung a bit, but other than that I didn't feel a thing (which was amazing as I usually don't respond properrly to locals ). Our surgery has a room set up where they can do minor surgical procedures so I didn't need to go to the hospital. The Dr was just about to remove the last (and biggest) Mole with the scalpel when one of the other Doctors knocked on the door and entered without waiting. My Dr was shouting

Don't come in, don't come in!!

(But he came in anyway ) I could tell he was really angry. Good job he has steady hand eh

There was a little problem when I went to get up of the bed, as one of the one's on my back must have started bleeding again and the nurse had to apply pressure for about 5 minutes to stop the blood. The tissue paper I was laying on was quite messy when I looked at it too. The GP used one of those cauterizing gun thingeys to stop the bleeding - it left a lovely smell of burning flesh in the air .

I now have 4 large dressings on various parts of my body. I have been told that if any of the wounds look even the slightest bit infected, that I should go back without delay. The bits that he removed are going to be taken aware for histological testing but I am not worried about that, I am sure all will be ok. The only reason I approached my GP to get them removed was because they were in awkward places and kept bleeding and getting knocked.

I notice the wounds are a little tender if I move a bit too suddenly, but other than that, they are not too painful. All in all it was a very straight forward process and I am just crossing my fingers that they heal without too much fuss as well

Bye for now,

Sue.

[sarahh]

Hi Sue Thanks for the update I'm glad that you didn't have to go to the hospital and that your gp had a steady hand which is always good.

I hope your wounds are not sore for long and that they heal quickly with no problems. I definatly agree with your gp about coming back if there is any sign of a start of an infection as this is important.

Seding painfree and and get better soon

Sarah x

[victoria]

Hi, Sue New. I hope your wounds are healing well too. I would have posted earlier if I'd seen this. I had two moles removed around 9 years ago because of concerns that they might become cancerous in the future. No one knew I had EDS at the time. The doctor who removed them injected local anaesthetic into the sites and dug them out. Then he stitched them back up. I didn't have any problems with the healing, but the scars, instead of being straight lines, widened out into thin, flat circles-the classic EDS "cigarette paper scars". They are surrounded by tiny scars where the stitches were. These scars actually helped a geneticist to diagnose me with EDS years later, as they are very distinctive and never seen in people without connective tissue disorders. He said they were stitched up in a straight line but my skin stretched. But you already know how the scarring goes

Unfortunately I now have a mole-one that the first doctor had originally suggested be removed as well-which is growing. I had one doctor look at it and she said it was normal even though it's growing. She wouldn't deal with it since I don't have insurance. I'd have to be taken as a charity case at one of the hospitals to have it removed and biopsied. The trouble is, it's on my breast and visible with a low-cut top, so the result won't be very good aesthetically if it's removed. If it has to be for safety that doesn't matter but if it doesn't....well, sorry to hijack your thread. I hope you heal soon and without problems.

[cracker]

i had some moles taken off too a few years ago & having some more taken off in about 8 weeks time