Going to the doctor over something small

The Raptor

Does anyone ever go to the doctor and feel so stupid for going. Like there are more people dying and i don't want to take up space.

I have a mole in an awkward spot. It's at the back of my neck. I couldn't see so i took a picture of it and it looks OK. But it's itchy.

I'm kinda hoping the itch is nothing but isn't this always a thing they want you to get checked out.

Chancer3001

Thought you meant you went to see the doctor about your penis

Stanford

Your GP sees many things daily and is there to help, go and get your mole checked, it may save your life or allow you to stop worrying

Atlantic Dawn

Go and get it checked.

Lovely Bloke

itchy mole = cancer

he'll probably do a small surgery on you, lop it off and send it off for confirmation of the cancer

Stanford

Chancer3001 thats not helpful

See the doc on this. It's something worth checking out.

Its not your fault that docs fill up their waiting rooms with chronically ill perscription renewals so that people who are actually sick can't get appointments and need to go to ER.

The Raptor

Lovely Bloke wrote: »

itchy mole = cancer

he'll probably do a small surgery on you, lop it off and send it off for confirmation of the cancer

Can GP's do this or do they send you off and get it done in the hospital? It would be great to go in and out and not worry about it after that and any more appointments.

There's a difference between something small that will be small, and something small that may be serious.

Dislocated a couple of fingers before and people ask what did the doctor say and I'd wonder who would go to a doctor, as if they're gonna perform intricate surgery, I'm not a classical pianist. Had a hernia operation last week and due to my own foolishness I've kinda stretched the stitches and bled a good bit, and a few said to go to the doctor but again, what will they do realistically.

In the other hand a mole changing may not be a small thing at all.

Ted111

Chancer3001 wrote: »

Thought you meant you went to see the doctor about your penis

How come you know so much about ops dick?

The Raptor

Stanford wrote: »

Chancer3001 thats not helpful

I wish i had a small penis. I probably wouldn't be worried about this small mole.

The Backwards Man

Would you not be better going to a vet?

The Raptor

Ted111 wrote: »

How come you know so much about ops dick?

Except I don't have one.

midnight city

The Raptor wrote: »

Does anyone ever go to the doctor and feel so stupid for going. Like there are more people dying and i don't want to take up space.

I have a mole in an awkward spot. It's at the back of my neck. I couldn't see so i took a picture of it and it looks OK. But it's itchy.

I'm kinda hoping the itch is nothing but isn't this always a thing they want you to get checked out.

If you are paying they will be delighted to see you.

Stanford

Most GP don't do minor surgeries any more because they are GPs and not surgeons, he/she will probably refer you to a Dermatologist who does these procedures every day.

The Raptor

The Raptor wrote: »

Can GP's do this or do they send you off and get it done in the hospital? It would be great to go in and out and not worry about it after that and any more appointments.

Of course they could do this but most will send you to a hospital/consultant to do it and waste more time, which if it were something serious would not be appropriate.

The Raptor

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Would you not be better going to a vet?

At least they get things done in the one day which is what i want.

Ted111

The Raptor wrote: »

worried about this small mole.

Your supposed to go the doctor in exactly this situation.
Text book cancer prevention.

Also since they're getting a nice fifty quid or whatever I'd say they would happily let you visit to discuss the latest styles in white coats.

The Raptor

The Raptor wrote: »

Does anyone ever go to the doctor and feel so stupid for going.

Poorer, yes. Never silly. I went about a mole a couple of years ago (herself was pressurising me) and the gp sent me to a specialist straight away. She had a hand-held thing and went around my back with it examining. It was ultimately nothing, but (the wife's) peace of mind is nice to have.

looksee

I had a dodgy mole removed from my back by my doctor, he did a great job of it. He sent it off for analysis and it turned out to be slightly suspect but nothing to worry about.

The Raptor

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Of course they could do this but most will send you to a hospital/consultant to do it and waste more time, which if it were something serious would not be appropriate.

Better not waste any more time so.

clairewithani

I pay €50 per visit. I don't feel one bit guilty about taking up 5 minutes of gp's time, mostlt to tell me what i already know. €10 per minute. He is well paid.

the evasion_kid

At the rate I see people dropping around me,you would nearly wanting to being getting any little niggle looked at..

looksee

looksee wrote: »

I had a dodgy mole removed from my back by my doctor, he did a great job of it.

Glad to hear ther are still some real doctors around! Keep him!

Ayuntamiento

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Glad to hear ther are still some real doctors around! Keep him!

There are plenty of excellent doctors around. I don't know where all the negativity on this thread is coming from. You couldn't pay me any amount of money to put up with the whingers and begrudgers that a doctor has to deal with on a daily basis.

OP my GP removed a suspicious mole for me last year. Just call around and ask does the GP do minor surgery. Plenty of them do.

Fleawuss

Amputation is the only cure. Off with his head!

Not trying to freak you out or anything OP, but a mole giving you trouble is NOT "something small". I mean it might be something small, fingers crossed it is, but it could also be something major. Speaking as someone who does not hold a medical card I'd make damn sure whatever doctor I'm handing fifty plus notes over to does not dismiss my concerns as trivial.

Also, some doctors do carry out minor ops in their offices under local anaesthetic. These tend not to be GPs however, and are usually specialists or surgeons.

But yeah, you really do need to go get that checked out, wasting the doctor's time is not something you should be thinking about here.

Ayuntamiento

Also, some doctors do carry out minor ops in their offices under local anaesthetic. These tend not to be GPs however, and are usually specialists or surgeons.[/quote]

Plenty of GPs do minor surgery in their practices and those that don't can usually refer you on to one of their colleagues.
A 5mim search on google will easily put you in contact with one.
Some moles are located on areas of the body that require more complex surgery/general anaesthetic and in that situation you might be referred on to a plastic surgeon.

Miss Demeanour

I was putting off going to the doctor for that very reason as in I was wasting his time/ being a hypochondriac. Visited yesterday thinking he'd send me on my merry way and have been referred to a specialist in the next week so if in any doubt....just go!

Ayuntamiento

Ayuntamiento wrote: »

Also, some doctors do carry out minor ops in their offices under local anaesthetic. These tend not to be GPs however, and are usually specialists or surgeons.

Plenty of GPs do minor surgery in their practices and those that don't can usually refer you on to one of their colleagues.
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Oh yeah, I know some of them will. I'm just saying it wouldn't be so common practice that you would normally expect it as part and parcel of the service provided by your "average GP" if you know what I mean. For instance an ENT (ear nose and throat) doctor would probably do something to fix persistent nosebleeds in his office a lot faster than a GP would.

Anyway, my point is still the same, OP needs to get something checked out and any thoughts of wasting a doctor's time are just silliness.

CarrickMcJoe

The Raptor wrote: »

At least they get things done in the one day which is what i want.

Yep, but then youll have to wear the collar or shame....