John Galt III
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I noticed a small flesh colored bump on the tip of my nose in Dec, 2023. Receptionist said earliest I could see my derma would be in May, 2024. I told her I wanted it to be looked at as soon as possible, and she said I could get in earlier if it doubled in size or started bleeding.
I thought about going to another dermatologist, just to have it seen sooner, but opted to stay with my familiar derma, and wait til May.
It did actually double in size by early April, so I told them, and they got me in a week after I called. I mentioned to my derma that I had wanted to come in sooner, but the receptionist gave me the 'double in size or bleeding' policy. My derma said I did the right thing by calling in, but she didn't apologize for the policy, or defend it, and I didn't press the issue.
Has anyone else encountered something like this ?
By the way, the bump may or may not be something serious. She sent it out for a biopsy. No results yet.
She scraped the bump completely off, down to what looks like normal deeply scraped skin, no signs of the bump left.
I thought about going to another dermatologist, just to have it seen sooner, but opted to stay with my familiar derma, and wait til May.
It did actually double in size by early April, so I told them, and they got me in a week after I called. I mentioned to my derma that I had wanted to come in sooner, but the receptionist gave me the 'double in size or bleeding' policy. My derma said I did the right thing by calling in, but she didn't apologize for the policy, or defend it, and I didn't press the issue.
Has anyone else encountered something like this ?
By the way, the bump may or may not be something serious. She sent it out for a biopsy. No results yet.
She scraped the bump completely off, down to what looks like normal deeply scraped skin, no signs of the bump left.
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