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Mole on my back

  • 28-08-2006 1:06pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi there,

    Can anybody recommend a specialist that I could go to see about a mole i have on my back. I just want to get it checked out. I went to my GP and she referred me to the Mater Hospital..on the day I did'nt show up because I found out one of my friends worked for that dept. Would have been embarassing. Preferrably a specialist on the Northside?


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  • #2
    dudara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,518 ✭✭✭✭dudara


    Get it checked out ASAP.

    And why in God's earth would you be embarassed about something like a mole? It's not as if it's a STI.


  • #3
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,272 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    How could it possibly be embarrassing? If your doctor thinks it's worth checking out, it probably is. A 'specialist on the northside' will do the same thing and refer you to the hospital.

    I don't intend to be particularly alarmist, but the sooner the better with this sort of thing.


  • #4
    Santa Claus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭Santa Claus


    If you got a letter of referral from your GP to the mater then you can still use this and just make up an excuse of why you didn't go the first time.

    Otherwise, get your GP to refer you to Beaumount or Blanchardstown (I know beaumount has dermatology clinics but not sure about Blanch). You must get a letter from your GP though, You can't just turn up at a hospital to get it checked.


  • #5
    justafriend?
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16 ✭justafriend?


    Everybody here is giving you good advice.... you should not put off something like that....

    Though if you are adamant that you wont go to that particular department - I have heard that Dr Eaddie in St James Hospital (I know she has a private clinic there) is very good.


  • #6
    chern0byl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 541 ✭✭✭chern0byl


    justafriend? wrote:
    Everybody here is giving you good advice.... you should not put off something like that....

    ..but the person is, so the advice is shoite. They wanted info not advice.


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  • #7
    Heyes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,203 ✭✭✭Heyes


    skin specialist in the charlemont clinic. no need to worry its very routine.


  • #8
    Black Swan
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 47,356 CMod ✭✭✭✭Black Swan


    Had one removed once. Cosmetic. No big deal OP. Happens all the time. Really! Follow up on your GPs referral. They will check it out, too, to see if there's a slight chance of a problem. What's the old Nike commercial? "Just do it!":cool:


  • #9
    Tusky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,067 ✭✭✭✭Tusky


    I have a mole on my lower back and never thought to get it checked out. I think I had it checked as a kid and it was fine...are you supposed to keep getting them checked or... ?


  • #10
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    I myself have hundreds of moles on my body. I have ot get them checked out every 6/12 months just to be sure..


  • #11
    Santa Claus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭Santa Claus


    anti wrote:
    I myself have hundreds of moles on my body. I have ot get them checked out every 6/12 months just to be sure..

    I was at a dermatologist recently regarding moles and she mentioned that you can get your moles photographed in the Mater for 20€ (or the beacon clinic for 200:eek: ).
    Basically they take photos of your arms, chest, back, legs and then you get someone to compare your body to the picture every few months to check for new moles/changes to existing moles (and go straight to doctor if you find any new/changed moles).

    Of course you could also do this yourself with a digital camera and a willing partner/family member.

    This was only her advice to me of course and may not apply to others but I thought it was a very good idea.

    Also, for anyone worried about moles, the Irish Cancer Society provide a lot of info...this little leaflet is particularly helpful: http://www.cancer.ie/images/melanoma.jpg


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