Hi,

Hopefully you have managed to get through to your surgery this morning. If not, still keep trying. They will probably ask you to take photos and email them through if they aren't seeing patients in person. Even if they see you, still take photos as it helps to keep a photographic diary in case of any subtle changes throughout the next few days & weeks.

I'm assuming the patch of skin is new? If so, you have found it straight away & getting it checked out. Push for a referral back to dermatology because of your history. You don't say what type of skin cancer you had previously. If it was melanoma, your chance of getting another primary only rises a little so there is a chance, if skin cancer, that it's a basal cell which occur a lot on the face due to sun exposure. These are easily treated, either by topical treatment or excision. 

I'm crossing fingers for you that it's not another cancer diagnosis. I know how soul destroying it can be to keep going through all this - hopefully it's not as bad as you fear. Good luck and please let us know how you get on,

Angie (Stage 3 melanoma patient since 2009)

Hi,

Hopefully you have managed to get through to your surgery this morning. If not, still keep trying. They will probably ask you to take photos and email them through if they aren't seeing patients in person. Even if they see you, still take photos as it helps to keep a photographic diary in case of any subtle changes throughout the next few days & weeks.

I'm assuming the patch of skin is new? If so, you have found it straight away & getting it checked out. Push for a referral back to dermatology because of your history. You don't say what type of skin cancer you had previously. If it was melanoma, your chance of getting another primary only rises a little so there is a chance, if skin cancer, that it's a basal cell which occur a lot on the face due to sun exposure. These are easily treated, either by topical treatment or excision. 

I'm crossing fingers for you that it's not another cancer diagnosis. I know how soul destroying it can be to keep going through all this - hopefully it's not as bad as you fear. Good luck and please let us know how you get on,

Angie (Stage 3 melanoma patient since 2009)

Thankyou for your response. I managed to get through to speak to them they are going to get GP to call at some point today to speak to me she also said they may want pictures or they may want you to come in. I had Basal cell carcinoma the first time but it was fobbed off for 2+ years as eczema. A locum doctor prescribed scabies lotion. I didn't use it as I had broken areas. It was only that a Dr saw this *** up that I even got referred to dermatology. It is a new patch been there 2 or 3 weeks. Rough lumpy and not sore at all really. I left it to see if I was overreacting as I thought maybe it's just a scab, maybe the dogs caught it etc. It hasn't gone at all so am determined to get it checked. 

It's good that they are calling you back. What awful treatment you got from the locum - I've never heard of such an inappropriate treatment for a skin condition that obviously wasn't scabies. There are so many types of skin conditions this one could be including solar keratosis www.nhs.uk/.../

Thankyou will have a look xx

Hi shakingmad, I just wanted an update. Did you find out what the scab on your face was about?

Hi I went to GP they just said to keep an eye on it. Any major changes to go back xx

Hi, I would revisit GP and asks for a referral to go and get it checked out and a second option to put your mind at rest. 
I would of thought they would age referred you due to your history anyways

Keep us all posted 

BestWishes

Efffie xx

Hi shaky I'm surprised they didn't give you something to put on it (any thing you can try) ,it rediculus leaving it and you keeping an eye on it , it wants chasing up by a specialist to make sure .

Be thinking of you know you'll be worried, even if it is nothing to worry about until It's gone.

Take care keep positive and safe.

Love Billy xxxx

Trying to get an appointment at my GP is a total waste of time The people who are clinicains , not proper doctors are able to issue certain perscriptions. but that's as far as they go. I had a clinitain apponintment. I left there absolutely furious.

I was asked what the problem was. told her. and the comeback I got was, so what is it you want us to do. When my daughter came round I told her what was said. and my daughter told me the same clinitain said the exact thing to her, with her 1 year old. No advice  such as give her a little calpol to break her fever. Yes I know covid19 has played a great part in face to face. but even now GP's wont do face to face appointments even now.  It's so frustrating.