Very scared about a new spot on my skin...

[Bulan77]

I'm terribly frightened: I just discovered a new dark brown spot on my skin where there was none before. It seems to have appeared almost overnight, or at least grown very quickly. It's the size of a large pea, and it seems a bit raised.

It's in a private area, and I've never sunbathed in the nude, nor used tanning beds. I'm very light-skinned and easily burn, so for most of my life I've stayed out of the sun.

I've also had pain in my groin area recently, although I can't tell whether my lymph nodes are swollen.

Do new dark brown spots normally appear on people in their 30s? I thought benign spots were a sign of aging.

I will get this checked by a doctor, of course, but I'm terribly frightened and to help me deal with this, I need to know whether I'm experiencing something common...

 

[Bobinator]

Bulan,

I am big advocate of natural healing methods. Nevertheless, I would immediately get a formal diagnosis for your condition. If I were in your place, I would go to a reputable naturopathologist that practices integrative medicine. In my opinion, these type of physicians know what to look for and treat the underlying cause of the illness and not symptoms.

I would anticipate that an Naturopath would recommend an immediate detoxification program along with providing you something more immediate. This is definitely the best approach to enacting a cure. You need to relieve the body of toxins before any meaningful recovery can take place. In addition to bio-toxins, you also have to cleanse the body of environmental toxins, including heavy metals. Doctors practicing conventional medicine are not usually trained to treat patients in this manner.

Once you find out what ails you, we can go from there. Otherwise, castor oil is a good remedy for cancerous lesions.

 

[Bulan77]

Thank you, Bobinator.

 

[Bulan77]

I was able to see my general surgeon today, and he removed the lesion! That's the good news.

That bad news is that dealing with the unknown is hard, especially as I wait for the biopsy results. It'll be three weeks before I find out.

Meanwhile, my imagination runs away with the idea that stage 4 cancer is taking over my body. I feel terrible admitting it, because it sounds so extreme and unhealthy, but unfortunately that's the reality I'm dealing with.

Yes, I'm aware that my health anxiety increases my stress, lowers my immune system, and makes me vulnerable to real illness. And yet, knowing that doesn't help me stop my thought patterns from going down that path.

I truly want to get control of this. How does anyone handle these in-between times?

 

[RuthD]

I would try to divert your attention to other things. That seems to help me in these kind of times.

 

[Bobinator]

I was able to see my general surgeon today, and he removed the lesion! That's the good news.

That bad news is that dealing with the unknown is hard, especially as I wait for the biopsy results. It'll be three weeks before I find out.

Meanwhile, my imagination runs away with the idea that stage 4 cancer is taking over my body. I feel terrible admitting it, because it sounds so extreme and unhealthy, but unfortunately that's the reality I'm dealing with.

Yes, I'm aware that my health anxiety increases my stress, lowers my immune system, and makes me vulnerable to real illness. And yet, knowing that doesn't help me stop my thought patterns from going down that path.

I truly want to get control of this. How does anyone handle these in-between times?

Please feel free to share what the biopsy results are, then maybe we can offer some valuable tips. I'm not a doctor, but I've learned a few things and have a few tricks up my sleeve from pioneers in allopathic medicine who are certified physicians and trained health care practitioners.

Cancer is a fungus and is treatable... AND curable.

Wish you all the best.

 

[DaisyDay]

The older you get, the more brown spots suddenly appear. It's good to get them checked out. They are usually benign.

Three weeks is a long time to be in suspense.

 

[brinny]

((((hug))))

 

[shawnavery]

*prayers

 

[brinny]

also praying (((hug)))

 

[keith99]

I used to know the check list for the chances of a spot being bad. I don't remember all of them anymore.

But one is irregular shape.

Which also reminds me of a funny story. A friend who bicycled a LOT went in for a physical and his Doctor noticed a brown spot on the back of his hand that fit enough of the bad markers, especially irregular shape.

Story ends with Gee Dock I have one just like it on the other hand. It was there because it was the uncovered area from near the Velcro straps.

The vast majority of spots are just that, spots and nothing more.

Something to check out of caution but not a reason to stress over.

 

[brinny]

Speaking of stress, i'm posting a video that will hopefully be calming for you...it has ministered to me and i pray it ministers to you as well (((hug)))

Healing Scriptures by Revelation TV - YouTube

 

[PROPHECYKID]

I was able to see my general surgeon today, and he removed the lesion! That's the good news.

That bad news is that dealing with the unknown is hard, especially as I wait for the biopsy results. It'll be three weeks before I find out.

Meanwhile, my imagination runs away with the idea that stage 4 cancer is taking over my body. I feel terrible admitting it, because it sounds so extreme and unhealthy, but unfortunately that's the reality I'm dealing with.

Yes, I'm aware that my health anxiety increases my stress, lowers my immune system, and makes me vulnerable to real illness. And yet, knowing that doesn't help me stop my thought patterns from going down that path.

I truly want to get control of this. How does anyone handle these in-between times?

I think I told you this before, but you need to educate yourself even more about cancer. What it really is about and how it can be dealt with and I'm not talking about chemo and all those things that eventually kill you. I am talking about the things God put on this earth that we can eat and be well. You won't have this nagging fear of cancer if you realized how easy it was to defeat.

 

[Paul01]

I was able to see my general surgeon today, and he removed the lesion! That's the good news.

That bad news is that dealing with the unknown is hard, especially as I wait for the biopsy results. It'll be three weeks before I find out.

Meanwhile, my imagination runs away with the idea that stage 4 cancer is taking over my body. I feel terrible admitting it, because it sounds so extreme and unhealthy, but unfortunately that's the reality I'm dealing with.

Yes, I'm aware that my health anxiety increases my stress, lowers my immune system, and makes me vulnerable to real illness. And yet, knowing that doesn't help me stop my thought patterns from going down that path.

I truly want to get control of this. How does anyone handle these in-between times?

For years my biggest health problem was health anxiety. I had nothing wrong with me but wasted years of my life worrying needlessly about nothing. There are mental health professionals that could help you like they did me. I got my life back - and I physically feel much better now because I don't spend all my time worrying about imaginary problems.