Hello and thanks for posting,

Unfortunately, we can't give you specific advice as to what to do, based on the symptoms/situation you describe, as your dermatologist knows best.

I do think though given the current NHS climate, it would probably be better overall to keep the current booked appointment.

Otherwise, you could be placed much further back in the appointments queue, or have to be re referred again. There is never a good time to engage with getting our health concerns sorted out, as it tends to cause anxiety. Equally, it can cause more anxiety whilst waiting for a future appointment.

I hope you get this issue sorted soon.

Best wishes,

Vanda

Thanks, Vanda. I appreciate the reply. I think I will keep the appt but I will try to get a clear idea about what to expect post-procedure. I truly hope its a two week healing process, and I am fine afterwards. However it took me 5 weeks to heal from a minor procedure on my hand a few years back when they said it would take 2 weeks, hence my apprehension.

One thing we learned from the last 2 years, the sooner you get something seen to, the sooner you get back on your feet (no pun intended). So many stories on here about people putting stuff off, whether it's because they sat and ignored the elephant in the room, or because they found something late, that had they went and got seen to sooner, it would have involved less invasive treatments.

We fully understand your desire to get to that wedding, and your work commitments because we too were in your position. But put yourself front and centre. You risk a much much longer recovery kicking that can further down the road. If it came down to it, it's better to miss a wedding and be inconvenienced for 5 weeks than to risk putting yourself out of action for months on end all because you wanted to meet certain obligations to others. Seriously, I do get why you're considering this, because we all do. But no point trading in a week or two away for a few months of crappyness should it be something.

Just to be clear, no one is judging you, no one thinks you're daft, because we have all been there in some shape or form. But talking as someone that has come out of this with the wife at the other side, you owe it to yourself to put your health first. If your little sis knew what you were willing to do, she'd probably be mortified if she had all the facts at hand.

One thing we learned from the last 2 years, the sooner you get something seen to, the sooner you get back on your feet (no pun intended). So many stories on here about people putting stuff off, whether it's because they sat and ignored the elephant in the room, or because they found something late, that had they went and got seen to sooner, it would have involved less invasive treatments.

We fully understand your desire to get to that wedding, and your work commitments because we too were in your position. But put yourself front and centre. You risk a much much longer recovery kicking that can further down the road. If it came down to it, it's better to miss a wedding and be inconvenienced for 5 weeks than to risk putting yourself out of action for months on end all because you wanted to meet certain obligations to others. Seriously, I do get why you're considering this, because we all do. But no point trading in a week or two away for a few months of crappyness should it be something.

Just to be clear, no one is judging you, no one thinks you're daft, because we have all been there in some shape or form. But talking as someone that has come out of this with the wife at the other side, you owe it to yourself to put your health first. If your little sis knew what you were willing to do, she'd probably be mortified if she had all the facts at hand.

Thanks ProfBaw. I appreciate your message. I completely agree and if someone was coming to me with the same dilemma as I had, I would tell them the same thing. That their health is more important. It’s just much harder when it’s me and I feel like I will be letting people down and risk wasting their time and money, including several ‘bucket list’ items if I don’t heal up in time or if there are complications. I really hoped the doctor or surgeon would get back to me and explain what to expect in terms of surgery and healing, but I haven’t heard back. I would like to be prepared with all the facts before I tell others. I know my sister will understand, truly, but it’s more that I would like to know with certainty if I will not be able to attend. Similarly, work will have to deal with it and my friend will understand too, but I would like to know so I can give them a true expectation. I am hoping the procedure will be a punch hole biopsy but if it’s not, I might end up losing the whole nail, and I don’t know how that heals post-biopsy.