Should I remove my quickly mutating skin spot with black salve before it gets worse?

nr_clark

Hello,

 

It's my very 1st post here. I believe I am displaying symptoms of melanoma.

 

The spot is on my left side, at the mid-rib cage height. Because I am underweight, the skin in this area is very thin, much like the skin around the wrist. 5 weeks ago, it was just a large freckle, with a smooth surface--nothing unusual. Now, it's a scab-textured surface, one side is darker than the other, and it itches worse than anything I've ever had, at about 1" diameter around the spot. I don't scratch the spot, but I do scratch around it to feel better. I NEVER go out in the sun, no tanning, nothing like that. I haven't even taken my shirt off outside since 2007. I live a very healthy, balanced lifestyle with a good diet and only indoors exercise.

 

Anyway, I do not know 100% sure if it is melanoma, but it's displaying symptoms like as if it is.

I am blonde haired, blue eyed, and have pale skin, which research tells me I'm the skin cancer model. I also have several moles on my back and abdomen, if that matters. After just 5 weeks, the spot has evolved at an unusually aggressive rate compared to any other case I've read up on.

I did further research and found that black salve can remove unhealthy skin cells with the root. I bought some and am considering using it this week once I'm sure it's the right thing to do.

My health insurance just kicked in, and I was thinking of finding a physician to take a look at it, and possibly refer me to a dermatologist. I was thinking about doing this before applying the black salve.

 

So what should I do? If I try removing it at home, the physician will probably never know exactly what it was, and neither will I.

 

 

Thanks in advance for any directory or advice

KTeacher

Blue eyed blonde

I would get to the dermatologist and have a biopsy.  Get it removed professionally and have a doctor that you visit regularly if it is cancer.