A few months ago I visited my GP about what I thought was a cyst that hadn’t developed a head. I’d had it for a good couple of months at that point and it kept reducing in size, then coming back up and was painful to touch.
GP said not a cyst, just a haematoma. No treatment needed, it will go away on its own. All good.
FF to yesterday, I receive a letter from hospital asking me to make an appointment for an ultrasound on the part of my body that this is in.
I’m quite confused. Is this normal procedure for a haematoma? GP didn’t mention anything about referring for a scan and didn’t have any concerns at all. In fact, I almost felt like an idiot for even seeing her about it (although she does give off that vibe in general).
The haematoma is still very visible, but I don’t currently have any pain from it. Looking back, it first came up in April. Is that a long time, or should it have gone by now?
I’m just a bit torn on whether to book the ultrasound, not wanting to waste NHS time, resources, etc for what is basically a bruise?