"Wanted to 'let it heal it's self', ignored data"

Issue is eyelid infected glands. Infection goes through 2 week lifecycle of growing, head develops then bursts/dries, subsides until infection repeats lifecycle. Has been happening for 8 months continually and 2 sets of anti-biotics failed to cure it.

At time of consultation cyst was in subsided phase as had recently dried out the puss and fallen off. To illustrate the lifecycle I had dily photos of the cyst to show the doctor so they didn't just se it in subsided phase, i.e. photos showed bright red growth and some with puss head. I also explained that it had been like this continually for 8 months and 2 sets of anti-biotics failed to have an effect.

Doctor wanted to leave it to 'see if it will go away of it's own accord'. He seemed to judge it based on subsided stage and not take into account the 2 weeks of photos I showed him nor the fact that it had repeated this up/down lifecycle for 8 months. I expressed surprise that he thought it would heal up as it hadn't for 8 months and 2 sets of ant-biotics. He didn't seem happy that I challenged his option.

When I asked if it were his eye what would he do he evaded any answer and said it is your (my) decision.

Reluctantly after further saying how it might go of it's own accord he relented and agreed on a minor procedure to clean out the eyelid. I booked this on the way out.

After some thought I cancelled the procedure and referral as I don't want someone who clearly wanted to eave it alone cutting my eyelid open, he showed no commitment to the procedure and that filled me with no confidence in him.

When contacted to have someone else do the procedure my GP surgery offered referral to the NHS hospital in Macclesfield.

At time of writing I have not decided whether to proceed with anything as confidence is extremely low in this process.

Currently, 4 days after the subsided phase of the cyst it is now round and quite red and developing a small puss filled head, it is on the end of the eyelid so I can see a curved lump on the edge of my eyelid as it hangs down a little. It doesn't seem to be taking the doctors advice to self-heal.