bleeding mole

[loren1987]

i have a mole on my back about the size of a 5pence piece. last week i noticed it was itchy and then discovered it was covered in a scab, because i messed with it it stared to bleed so i had to make a bandage out of cotton wool and sellotape as it was going through my clothes. do you think i need to see a doctor?i have had the mole for years and never had any problems. i went to lanzarote in November so was obviously exposed to the sun but i didn't burn. I have also used sunbeds about 4 times since returning from holiday. It has gone back to normal now but should i be concerned?

[Ann]

I would get it checked out - you can't be too careful, Sqad will be able to tell you more maybe......

[ummmm]

You should always get any change in moles checked. The chances are it's innocent, but let the doctor be the judge of that.

[Mamyalynne]

easier to get it checked out and put your mind at rest than leave it and worry.

[boxtops]

Injury to a mole shouldn't cause any problem, but your GP should take a look, particularly since you can't see it yourself. Mine took a photo of the moles on my back.

[mumsie_wumsie]

I had a mole on the back of my leg for years. Then overnight it changed. It changed colour and went 'scabby'. I went to see my GP; within a week I was admitted to hospital and had it removed. It was a skin cancer..... So loren1987, go see your GP,and let him have a look, better safe than sorry.

[Sqad]

//// It has gone back to normal now ///

That is the bottom line here.
If it was my mole I wouldn't go to see the GP.
You are clearly concerned, so let your GP have a look.

[sara3]

I was told by a hospital specialist that any mole bigger than the blunt end of a pencil needs to be checked.

please get it checked asap.