posted by PinkRose
12 May 2023
How long is GP referral to hospital
Last reply: 4 months ago
I have a suspicious mole on my arm. It is two colours. It's brown and has a very dark nearly black centre. I have a lot of moles on my body. This mole looks different than the rest of them due to the colour.
I went to my GP and she referred me to the hospital for removal of the mole. I think she said the plastic surgeon department for removal. She referred me as an urgent case.
I am not very stressed or anxious about the possibility of a cancer. I read online that there's a few different forms of cancer and some of them can be slow growing cancer. Hopefully it won't be cancer. However there's something in the back of my mind thinking maybe it might me. There were many different stresses in my life over the past number of years that I will not go into. I think maybe this might be a cancer.
I was investigating my arm again today. A few inches down my arm and a few inches away from the questionable mole is another mole that I don't like the look of. There's two different shades of brown in it and it looks very slight asymmetric. It's hardly noticeable. It looks like two moles on top of each other or one that is spilling outwards.
Now I am concerned due to having two moles that look questionable located withing inches of each other.
I am waiting for a referral. I was just at he GP this week and she sent the referral this week. She sent it in as an urgent case.
Just wondering how long would I be waiting for to be seen by thr hospital? I am a public patient. I am in Galway.
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