Daughter Scratched My mole...now It's Bleeding

Better safe than sorry - call the dermatologist. Have you seen one before? If so, and you've already established a physician-patient relationship, your question may be answered with a simple phone call.

Bleeding moles could be a sign of skin cancer. Or it could just be a pain in the butt mole. Either way, you want to be sure right? Make that appointment!

It's nothing to worry about. I have several moles and a few years one taken off that was cancerous. I have to see a dermatologist every year, I usually come away with some sort of stitches. :( This is what my dermatologist told me. If it is bigger than the eraser end of pencil, has irregular boarders and coloring, or you have noticed changes in size or color that is when you need to get it checked out. I have one that is really annoying right where my jean line is, it is slightly raised and I have caught it several times and made it bleed, Dr. tells me this is nothing to worry about. I also have an awful, awful one on my neck that I would LOVE to get rid of, by noooo since it's raised they aren't worried about that one. Ins won't cover it since it would be cosmetic. Bah!

I would call a dermatologist and tell them what happened and ask to make an appointment.

I URGE you to go to the dermatologist and ask him/her to remove it. The reason I say this is that a dear friend of our family had a mole that he nicked when he was shaving. The mole turned cancerous and he died after a long hard battle. The road to death was very hard, with personality changes that really hurt the entire family (he was a big man and became violent.)

I don't say this to scare you. I say this to spur you to action to just be done with it and have it taken off. If only our friend had done that...

Men have a tendency to just look the other way and ignore. Women are much better at handling all things medical. If you KNOW the possibility of something bad happening, you can head it off at the pass. Knowledge is power!

Best to you.
D.

you need to have that mole seen by a specialist, moles are not supposed
to bleed
K. h.

Yeah, if your insurance doesn't require referrals, I'd probably try calling a dermatologist. You might want to tell them that you don't have a PCP- maybe they'll squeeze you in.
Also, start asking people you know to recommend a PCP and choose one. You don't want to wind up sick and then have to figure out where to go.
Best wishes :)