The new year started off well but when the euphoria of my new scalp wore off I spotted some imperfections. A couple of months post-Efudix and I wondered if it needed a repeat performance.
I'd registered with a different GP practice that was closer to where I lived and had recently expanded its catchment area to include my address. It was also considerably bigger than my previous practice and had much more to offer its patients, not just in terms of its services but also online. Best of all, there were a variety of easy routes to circumvent the need to trouble the doubtless overstretched reception staff.
I chose to request an appointment electronically and benefit from the convenience of remote contact. I filled in the online form describing the problem, attached some photos taken with my phone, asked for some Efudix, and off it went.
I never actually met the first GP but she sounded very nice when she phoned me back the following day. She wanted to know the history of the offending lesion. I gave her the relevant information but she was clearly reluctant to make the decision to prescribe Efudix. Her preference was to organise a referral to Dermatology and I knew that meant I was being lined up for a reunion with the bots.
But first, I could look forward to another day out in the country and a chat with the very nice second nurse.
