For me, if it's a choice between going for a week and not going at all I would go.
I first went to Patong at Christmas 97, went back in March, July and October for a week each time. It was all I could get off work and came down to a 'Thailand or not' question, so I went.
The hardest thing you have to do is sit still for twelve hours or so to get there, and deal with a little jet-lag when you get home. I say go.
