Post by 3jaysanc on Jul 31, 2016 7:14:51 GMT
I have had this faint line on my thumbnail for a few years, possibly 2 or 3.
It runs vertically, right in the center of my right thumbnail. The nailbed is also slightly darker than the nail beds of any of my other fingers.
I have never injured that thumb, no pain and really never paid attention to it until I noticed that it seems to have widened a bit.
I decided to Google at 3 AM because I couldn't sleep(I know, I know...worst mistake ever) and subungual melanoma(sp?) keeps popping up. I already have an appointment on August 16th with a dermatologist.
I swear Googling any medical condition is like playing 6 degrees of separation with cancer.
Anybody have any experience with something like this?
I just turned 40, am Puerto Rican (read that this is more common in African Americans) and olive skin tone (so not very dark skinned)
It runs vertically, right in the center of my right thumbnail. The nailbed is also slightly darker than the nail beds of any of my other fingers.
I have never injured that thumb, no pain and really never paid attention to it until I noticed that it seems to have widened a bit.
I decided to Google at 3 AM because I couldn't sleep(I know, I know...worst mistake ever) and subungual melanoma(sp?) keeps popping up. I already have an appointment on August 16th with a dermatologist.
I swear Googling any medical condition is like playing 6 degrees of separation with cancer.
Anybody have any experience with something like this?
I just turned 40, am Puerto Rican (read that this is more common in African Americans) and olive skin tone (so not very dark skinned)
