Re: No Subject - And another thing

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And ANOTHER thing! People tend to trivialize this disease: " You look fine

---- What are you so worried about? " " Oh, so you're a little red - I

hadn't noticed " .

But believe me, everyone cares about the way they look. Why else do people

shave, or do their hair, or put on makeup, or go on diets, or buy clothes,

etc., etc., etc~!~!~!~!

(True, maybe we are all overly concerned about appearances, but

--------------- That's the way of the world! Nobody said life was fair).

Nobody wants to go for an interview or ask for a bigger raise or ask for

date (or, or, or, or......) with an unshaved face. Or with shabby clothes.

Or with a red, sunburned, flaky face either! Give me a break!

Need I remind anyone of the BURNING pain we experience too, with our eyes

and skin. It isn't just cosmetic.

Sorry, I had to vent a little!

-Robin

When you look good, you feel good - and you're more confident " .

RWasko@berkle

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03/03/2000 Subject: Re: No Subject

04:21 PM

Your doctor's behavior is completely baffling to me! Why would a physician

choose to specialize in dermatology, unless he was concerned about the

emotional stress that people suffer from skin diseases like rosacea? Is

there any other reason for doing so? Surely, he has seen other patients

and " felt " their pain too. So, how could this be????

I guess we can't teach " doctoring " in medical school yet.

Robin

" M. Riley "

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03/03/2000

02:12 PM

I just got back from seeing a dermatologist through my HMO, and I am a

bit irritated. This doctor seemed to belittle my concerns.

His attitude was that I should stop " focussing on rosacea " . His only

advice to me was to stop worrying and stop " being such an intense

person. " What he doesn't understand is that when you are first

diagnosed with this, you naturally have lots of question. He obviously

doesn't understand the emotional implications. When I told him I was

planning on seeing a counsellor for stress mgmt, he basically replied

" gimme a break; that's overkill " (not his exact words, but it was

apparent that's what he thought). He was about to write me a

prescription for tetracycline and metrocream (what I'm already on), but

I asked him if I could switch to doxycycline and noritate (Thanks to my

" overly-zealous " research, I knew about these meds.)

Despite all that I've read, he doesn't believe the reports on how

hydrocortisone causes or aggravates rosacea. When I told him I did

lots of research online, he shook his head, dismissing it all. Again,

he called me a highly intense person because of all the research I've

been doing.

This is the second dermatologist I've seen, and both seem to know

little more than the basic regime of antibiotics and cream, and neither

seem to understand or give a hoot how a patient could be emotionally

upset over this condition.

Am I asking too much in a doctor? Is there a dermatologist that is

actually caring, understanding and more knowledgeable about rosacea?

Of course, I've read about Dr. Sy and Dr. Nase, but I have no

idea where they are. Do I sound like I am being " too intense " and

expecting too much out of a doctor?

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