Or am I being a drama queen?
Long story short, I’m worried I might have skin cancer. New and changing moles which look hideously similar to the examples of melanoma on the NHS website, I’m exhausted, and covered in a new, odd, blood fleck rash. I’m 31.
Prior to this I’ve not needed to see a GP for years.
I cannot get an appointment. I’ve called everyday for two weeks at the exact phone opening time in the morning, waited on hold for 40-55 minutes each day, to be told no appointments available and to call back tomorrow. You cannot make an appointment for a future date, you cannot make an appointment in person. Apparently, you can make an appointment online, but my partner and I have checked continuously for the last 2 weeks including at night and there are never any available. I’ve filled in an online consultation form which the auto response tells me will be reviewed by staff at the end of April, which is something I suppose, but I’m absolutely panicking that if it is something sinister, I need to be referred quite quickly for the best outcome.
I’m not sure whether the worry is clouding my judgement and I need to just calm down and keep trying, no big deal, or whether actually this is a pretty dismal set up which is worthy of a complaint?