Yeah, so I had this nice big dark bluish mole on the upper outside of my right calf, near to the knee. Nearly a perfect circle, dome-shaped, about .3 inches or 7.6mm across. I've had it for quite a while. Ugly, but I like to think of it as my "beauty mark."
It's been itching for a couple of weeks, but I didn't really pay any attention. Thought it was just dry skin, since it's been very cold and dry here and my legs have been a little dry in the morning.
Yesterday, I was itching it and looked down. Mmm. Looks all red and bumpy around it, and the skin is kinda peely. Mmm yum ulceration. So I went to the friendly local Wikipedia, where I figured that this mole was actually a
compound nevus. It's large enough to be a dysplasic nevus but is still regular in appearance, so I figured it's just compound. But then I saw some rather disturbing pictures that looked very familiar...
Anyway, I'm making an appointment with Herr Doktor tomorrow, and see if I can't get a punch biopsy (apparently, it's already too large to just get carved out with a scalpel or whatever). Good times.
ravenii, I've seen you on the boards recently so I assume you're still alive. How did this turn out for you?
