Thanks for the input TG and madelyn

Finding surgeons and doctors you can talk to ? Unlikely sounding creatures in the UK !

Perhaps I'll wait to see the results of the platelet/bone marrow tests, but apparently they're only accurate in 50% of cases. Otherwise it's a process of elimination - sounds familiar lol

Both antibiotics and anaesthetics seem to be a minefield though I'm not taking any meds currently. If i do get it done, I'll certainly escape from the hospital as soon as humanly possible, last time I virtually crawled to the car

I will have to find out about the anaesthetics, though I'm not sure that it could be done under a 'local'. It depends if it's draining or excising the area as before. Is it accepted practice for PWP to receive different anaesthetics to usual ?
Peter