Just want to start by saying I’m NOT a troll and MN can verify I’m a longtime poster. I’m going to use some embarrassing words in this post but it’s just body parts the same as arm/leg and I’m trying to describe things accurately to get the best relevant advice possible
I actually have a longer running thread about this where I was getting advice as it was progressing but since this is about going to a&e I thought I would ask in a separate thread
genuinely cannot tell if I’m being ridiculous about this or not, I don’t want to be a timewaster and I’m actually terrified of hospitals so don’t want to go but I’m now also terrified of whatever is going on with my body so don’t know whether I should wait to try and get an appointment with the GP when they reopen next weekend or bite the bullet and just go to hospital and see if they can do something to help sooner
I have psoriasis already and I have had problems with the skin around my vagina. I’ve had a problems with itching, burning and pain for around 6 months and I was treated for UTIs, BV, thrush etc but nothing helped. Around 3 months ago shaved and noticed the burning and discomfort was all coming from a tear/split/cut/open wound which was vertical, about an inch big now and around the clitoris hood area just above the clitoris. It was clearly infected. I’ve been to the GP several times and been told it was psoriasis which has become infected. I’ve tried steroid creams, antibiotics, antibiotic creams etc and nothing has helped. This is on top of the thrush/BV treatments I tried before all this. I posted on here and received unbelievably amazing help (thank you very much again to everyone ❤️) and I’m not certain if it is infected psoriasis, or lichen sclerosis but whatever it is it’s infected atm and not clearing up.
the reason I’m considering biting the bullet and going to a&e tonight is I’ve realised the area now has more cuts. This alone wouldn’t make me go to a&e as it’s probably from dryness or maybe psoriasis or LS or whatever is causing the Lothian problem but the infection from the original cut above the clitoris is still active and has spread to the new cuts. I’ve just realised one of those new cuts is deep, really quite deep. From looking at a labelled diagram i think it’s a tear along the edge of the inner labia, like where the fold in the skin is. Im genuinely scared it will get deeper over the weekend and it will leave part of my labia basically hanging off (although this may be biologically impossible and just me worrying about nothing!)
but it’s a chronic issue, admittedly worse tonight but it’s a chronic problem so would I be better to wait and go to the GP after the weekend? The cuts (including the deep one) are not bleeding but are all visibly infected and I’m just worried especially about the deeper labia one. But I don’t have a temperature and im well otherwise.
Basically I don’t know what to do and because I’ve been struggling with this for a while I’m slightly losing perspective with it all so if anyone could help or advice either way I would be immensely grateful x