to think this isn’t an emergency. Leg lump, pictures!

[Leglump]

I have a lump that’s grown on my leg. It’s behind my knee, and is about 3mm across. My sister has had a look and says to see the doc, but the practice has no appointments except for “clinical emergency.” Sis has said that this is urgent, I think she’s over reacting.

Thoughts please!

no it's not an emergency.

Could you request a telephone appointment? Then they can decide if they need to see it. I’d want that looked at asap tbh

Weird asymmetrical lumps should be seen I think. Your gp is probably doing virtual appts as most are. Let them decide if it needs to be seen.

Good idea to get medical advice

Email the pic to your dr and they can decide if they want to see you

Am on hold waiting to see can I have an email address to send it to.

To me it’s just a pink lump - it scales a bit but that’s it.

I think all lumps should be seen. I'd been having stomach aches and noticed a an egg sized one in my abdomen and rang the doctors straight away last week. She phoned me back a couple of days later and then saw me a couple of days after that (PPE and all that). She thinks I have a hernia and will need it correcting with surgery. Not particularly fun but could be a lot worse. It's always best to check.

If your GP surgery has no appointments other than clinical emergency, telephone 111. If they consider you need to be seen, they will either suggest you go to your nearest walk-in centre or arrange a telephone appointment with your GP. You can then photograph it and send it to the GP.

3mm is very small, no irregular edges, not black - it looks like a mole.

Does your practice have an email address?

I emailed a picture as my son's back acne has got quite bad. I didn't want to ring, so thought an email and a picture - they could deal with as and when. The doctor rang me within an hour and sent a prescription to the pharmacy to collect.

I would email them the picture and let them decide if it's serious.

I had a similar thing on my back. I took photos and tang GP. They asked me to email them and she discussed it over the phone. Mine is a benign mole and will be seen in clinic whenever this is over.

Might it be this ?? www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/seborrheic-keratosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20353878

My husband has loads of them.

All lumps and bumps should be checked over imo.

Thats a wart.

Or looks a lot like one, I’m not a doctor. 😂

Check it. Skin can have serious problems, don't ignore it. A pic is all the dr might need to see.

Send a photo to your GP (email or snail mail) and they’ll contact you.

Looks like this

www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318870

It looks like a wart.

You could ask a pharmacist to look at it for an opinion.

It looks like a wart/ verruca to me.

It looks like a wart to me, too.

My GP surgery has an e consult service online where you describe your symptoms and can send photos to a GP. If yours has similar I would do that OP - then they can decide if you need to be seen or not.

Failing that, show a pharmacist for advice.

Ask for a telephone appointment.

You’ll be offered a telephone appointment then they’ll ask you to send a photo I expect.

I’ve emailed the photo, someone will get back to me. Thanks all. I don’t think it’s a wart.