So my other half has a very sore hand with a small lump pressing upwards on the skin. The back story is that 10 years ago he fell and put his hand through a mirror that had been left on the floor in his student accommodation. He pulled out the shard of glass, bandaged up and thought nothing more of it. A year later a shard of glass pushed its way through the skin and he was seen in a&e and it was removed.
This time it seems the same thing is happening 10 years later 🤢😱. It isn't through the skin, but is right under the surface. You can see and feel it. His hand is sore and bruised in the area. We have tried to get through to the GP to enquire if he should be seen there. No answer. Same for the walk in centre.
So does he go to a&e, or persist with the other services? Walk in is not always staffed with doctors, and is a long journey so we always ring before going there - but with no answer all afternoon we just don't know what is best to do.
I'm assuming he needs local, skin incision, removing the glass (and maybe an xray or something to check for further shards that may one day wish to appear!) which seems more than a GP can do, but a toss up between walk in and a&e!