Has anyone ever had........a mole removed?

[Jenn218]

Originally Posted by YorkieRose

My daughter had one right under her second toe...also said it would take a long time to heal because of the bad area also..finally the DR had to cauterize it after a month to get it to heal and that did it...good luck

After a month??!! Wow! I don't know if I could handle that for a month??? Mine is soooo sore today, but I was on my feet none stop yesterday and so far all day today......I just can't sit down, when I have things to do! Although, I am sitting down know w/ my foot propped up! I am telling myself that if I relax and stay off of it for atleast a little while each day, it will heal faster.........you know the positive thinking thing?! HA!

[YorkieRose]

It would get better, but not heal 100%...the Dr said walking and standing on her foot never gave it a chance....the mole was small, but the incision was huge..BUT it did not hurt for a month, just bleed and would not heal completely...everyone is different.

[Jenn218]

Originally Posted by YorkieRose

It would get better, but not heal 100%...the Dr said walking and standing on her foot never gave it a chance....the mole was small, but the incision was huge..BUT it did not hurt for a month, just bleed and would not heal completely...everyone is different.

Yuck! I am glad it didn't hurt her the entire month!

My doctor told me to keep it covered for a few days and wash it with peroxide (which I haven't done yet) and keep neospirin on it. He also said to cover w/ with vasoline when I take a shower/bath...it would help keep the water out of it.

I am hoping (and praying) that mine heals fast! It is a bad spot for one, that is for sure!!!

[shecass]

Originally Posted by Jenn218

This morning (Halloween morning), I had to get up and be at my dermatologist office around 8ish - hard to do on this cold morning here.

Anyway, I went in because I had a dry, itchy rash on my eye lids...I don't wear makeup, so didn't know what it was....anyway, he said it could be from allergies or the weather, etc. I have cream for it.

Well I was there, I decided to have him check some moles and he found one that he said needed to be removed and tested! It was sort of between my toes but on the bottom of my foot, if that makes sense. He really scared me because he said that it would hurt to take it off there, since it is a really sensitive area.....BUT it didn't even hurt!!!! It is being sent of to be tested.

Okay, it didn't hurt when I got it done, but today was a very busy day! It had bled through my bandages and sock before I got home and then again during the day.....THEN, trick-or-treating tonight....OUCH!!!!

I am pretty tolerant to pain, but it is a throbbing hurt! AND the doctor said it would take about a week or two to fully heal up...there are no stitches, just an open hole! What a bad place for it!!!

Has anyone every had a mole removed? If so, how long did it take to heal? I hope it doesn't take as long as the dr. said, but it might being in such a bad location!

Just wanted how everyone else did after having one removed! I'm really not a baby ..........just alittle sore after a busy day!

I had a mole removed about 15 years ago and they put a couple of staples in it. It was on my side.

When I was a teenager still in hs I had a cyst removed on the side of my foot that the podiatrist left open. This was the beginning of Summer and he told me he could stitch it up and I could not get in the water for 6 weeks or leave it open and soak it in warm water and white vinegar twice a day. So, of course I opted for the later it was the start of summer vacation and I was going the be at the lake most of the summer with my grandparents.

Hope it gets to feeling better soon. Good luck with the test results. Keep us posted with the results if you don't mind.

[irishawk]

Melanoma runs in my family and I'm very fair skinned. I have had 2 moles removed. The first one was on my back and was scraped out all the way to the muscle. I had several stitches that look like laces on a football. It got infected after the surgery and formed a puss pocket and made the scar even worse. That was 9 years ago and the scar has faded significantly but it's still visible. I don't mind though, better safe than sorry!

The second one I had removed wasn't a big deal. It was the same procedure that it sounds like you had done on your foot where they just numb it and laser it off. I just cleaned it with peroxide on a cotton ball every night and it healed up just fine.

Did you call your doctor to let them know you're having pain?? It wouldn't hurt to give a call over there just to make sure it's okay.

[Jenn218]

The second one I had removed wasn't a big deal. It was the same procedure that it sounds like you had done on your foot where they just numb it and laser it off. I just cleaned it with peroxide on a cotton ball every night and it healed up just fine.

Did you call your doctor to let them know you're having pain?? It wouldn't hurt to give a call over there just to make sure it's okay.

No, I haven't called.........I think it is just sore from being on it all day, from the time they did it at 8:30 am yesterday until about 12am. And then again most of the day today.

I haven't tried peroxide...too afraid....no, I am going to clean it good tonight. But I have used neosporin every time I have changed my bandages.

They didn't laser mine off.....it was cut and then scrapped out....the hole looks deep, but not too deep and is about the size of a pencil eraser. I think the location is what is getting me down.........such a bad place! I watched them do it...crazy, I know. They used some kind of cold spray to numb it before he did anything, so I didn't feel a thing.

Thanks everyone for all the advice.

[Brookef18]

I have had alot of moles removed... They almost always cut them out and I always need stiches. Most times the novacain hurts the most but I have had a few that hurt for a few days. One on my toe... I limped for a few days! I had skin cancer frozen off and THAT really hurt the most... it burned for like 20 or more min!!! Never again man... cut me all you want but don't freeze me! I go next week to get looked at again it is best to get them taken care of.