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ARGHGHGHHHHH

Today I took all 3 kids to the Dermatologist.

First up, Dylan. I noticed a large mole above his right ear. Since making the appointment - as of last Thursday - he's also suddenly covered in an enormous rash.
DR diagnoses Excema. Dylan has never had this before, but we get a prescription for cream and he's instructed not to use shower gel on his body or arms, just in the 'essential' places.

Second up, Harry. I'll come back to that.

Third up, Tabitha. Tab has had since she was 2 months old, on the front of her neck, a white spot. A bit like a massive zit and quite visible. If you tried to squeeze it, it wouldn't, it felt quite hard. The DR diagnosed a Cyst. She said that it wouldn't go away on it's own..... that if it were her or I she'd remove it but wasn't sure that was the best solution for a baby who wouldn't understand why we were hurting her. She said maybe better to leave it until Tab is old enough to ask.
My feeling was that I would rather have it over & done with before she's old enough to worry about the procedure.... a very quick thing to have done and she'd never remember. I proposed this to the DR and she was very amenable so I nursed Tab while the Doc lanced the thing with a blade. This horrible white stuff oozed out. Done within 10 seconds. Tab didn't even notice. Am I a bad cosmetically obsessed mother?

Back to Harry. He has had a mole on the bottom of his foot since birth. It's long and thin and it's grown with his foot. Someone once told me that moles on feet should be looked at but I didn't take him. As I was taking the other two, I decided to ask about it & get him seen too. Anyway - the DR takes one look and announces that this must be removed ASAP because it looks VERY SUSPICIOUS and "see that darker patch there and the lines and the something"...?? Obviously at this point my heart is in my mouth and I ask does she mean this is a cancerous mole? "Well it might be, I think we need to get this looked at quickly, I'll refer you to a plastic surgeon as it'll be a deep incision to make sure we get it all, and he'll have to be sedated for it". OH MY GOD. I'm absolutely petrified. I ask, do you think it is cancer? "I don't want to take any chances" is the reply.

It is perhaps worth noting at this point that this is the Dermatologist who diagnosed me with a brain tumour back when I was pregnant.

Nevertheless, I am worried sick. I need to call this Plastic Surgeon first thing. I feel terrible for not taking him to get it looked at sooner - what if it is something sinister????????????????????????