ellanVannin - I always hold back going to GP (unless I really feel it is totally urgent) during the winter months. Always feel that the NHS is under pressure during those months. This is why, I have only just got round to approaching GP about these 'spots'. I do know that it is very stupid to leave anything that may turn out to be BCC for long, but did feel that four or five months was okay,.
I ws a littl taken aback at the speed everything happened, as I only sw GP just over a week ago, but suppose, partly because of my own history of these it comes under Oncology.
I was told, yesterday, that, according to result, I could still require biopsies. I have been sent a telephone appointment for next Wednesday morning with results, so will wait to see.
The first of these BCC's I had was close to one of my eyes, and due to me going to GP late, and then ages waiting for a hospital appointment, which was then delayed, by the time I did get proper diagnosis it had enlarged to the extent where it required plastic surgery when removed. But the worst one I had only presented as a small light area of skin. The very new Trainee GP I saw dismissed it out of hand. I had to make him refer to his mentor to get a referral.
Even the dermatologist was not sure, but did a biopsy. I had to go to the hospital then for results a few weeks later. Even I was so sure it would be negative that I turned up there with my supermarket shopping bags in my car ready to go there as soon as I left the hospital. However, they said it was positive and needed to remove it then and there. Again, they were surprised at the size of this as it was going very deep and I came out of there, quite shocked and with eight stitches in my forehead.
