So don’t really know where else to turn. Me mum’s 67, and has a lump on her scalp that’s grew bigger these past 6 months. She’s been to the GP on July 30th to get it surgically removed. Our GP does minor surgery’s but the GP looked at the lump and basically said I’ll need to refer you to a hospital for it to be removed and get a skin graft, since it was beyond his capabilities of removing it. But he’s put it down on the system as an emergency 2 week referral for removal and a biopsy. The doctor said he doesn’t like using the C word but he pretty much openly said he strongly suspects just by looking at it that it’s a cancerous lump. Me mum’s got the stereotypical email from the NHS saying her referral has been received and is being reviewed (July 31st). 

Now I’m sick with worry as I feel history is repeating its self. Lost me dad two years ago to possibly preventable bowel and liver cancer, since the NHS admitted to negligence by not treating him sooner as he was down on their list as a priority. Not criticising the NHS or anything just simply saying what happened.

Now after hearing her saying the GP pretty much thinks it’s cancer just by looking at it, I’m worried sick that she’s going to well die from it. I don’t know what to do, I’m the only one in my family who knows, for the time being as me sister has mental health problems so is’t being told until we have a date. It’s stressing me out big time. As I have autism and admittedly don’t have any friends to talk to, and I’m just finding myself looking up skin cancer types and all the associated treatments and survival rates. Where as me mum is just taking it casually waiting for the date to come through.

Has anyone been through this or can provide any advice about what to do, because it feels like time is going to drag