My dad won’t go to the doctors

Hi, basically, I don't know if this is the right forum but my dad is 61 and doesn't look after his health.. he's had a skin sore/scab on his leg that hasn't healed, he's had it for more than 6 months the scab hasn't got better in fact it's got bigger, its red around the area and it looks itchy, it's always bleeding, he shouts and gets aggressive and tells us to sh if any of us even mention it to him but it could be skin cancer and it's not fair on us!! He just ignores it completely..we've told him so many times to go to the doctors but he doesn't listen, so now its got worse it looks like. Does anyone have any tips to speak to him or get him to go to the doctors? It just makes me so angry that I don't even want to speak to him much anymore :/ Thankyou 

  • Hi Laura

     

    What a predicament. I do wonder if maybe your Dad could have a leg ulcer?  This would of course get worse with no treatment.  Maybe you could get some info on that and see if it sounds right? It is possible he will be more co-operative if that is the problem.  A leg ulcer needs a lot.of care to heal though.  Good luck x