Quote Originally Posted by KnottedYet View Post
Red hair, freckles, green eyes.

Malignant melanoma.

First doc I went to said I was too young to have skin cancer and refused to do anything about my funny mole. Told me I was too stressed and said I must be picking at it because of stress. (far as I knew I didn't mess with it at all, but the doc must be right, right?)

Second doc, much later, saved my life.

Sunscreen and protective clothing is nice, but get an annual skin check (ALL of your skin!) too.
So sorry you had to go through that!

DH had a funny thing on his nose that his dermatologist insisted was not skin cancer. He saw this guy every month for four months for something else, and the guy kept insisting that it was nothing to worry about. Well, finally *I* insisted that DH demand a biopsy, and guess what? Basal cell carcinoma! I was soooooo pissed at that doctor. If it had been melanoma, I don't know what I would have done...