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Why does my back still hurt after a mole was removed from my back a year ago?

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Baltimore1932Jan 27, 2016

I had a mole removed from my back on the spine about a year ago. The area hurts. I can't stand to have any material touch that area. Now the pain is spreading down my back on the spine area.

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