Subject: Re: If some of us are not responding to the usual prescibed treatments.

[Guest guest]

> In theory your suggestion sounds great. But what do you do when the

dermatologist you've been seeing for five years says there is nothing

more she can do and sends you off to the university where the derm

(after three visits) sends you to another derm who (after six visits)

sends you to a different university who (after one visit) sends to

back to another derm in the original practice.... and all agree that

they have no idea how to help you?

> In a nutshell, that's why I'm here. It's not that I don't stick

with my doctors; it's that doctors drop me like a hot potato as soon

as failure looms.

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, in my experience, patients who are successfully treated or

those on a stable maintenance program don't see a dermatologist. So

virtually all patients that a dermatologist are those where " failure

looms. "

Any competent dermatologist would know how to help you in managing

rosacean skin. No one can cure rosacea or make skin look better than

the condition and treatments allow. But it's a dermatologist's life's

work to strive with patients to make their skin look as good as

possible. Sometimes, that's not as good as the person wants or was

hoping for, and s/he ends up looking for another doctor, another

product, another procedure....

Obviously I can't know, but one common scenario: these doctors

weren't " dropping you like a hot potato, " but each was under the

impression that you were dissatisfied with them and/or the care they

were providing. Their referrals were attempts to help you find

someone you would be happier with.

A doctor is not legally allowed to abandon a patient. If your

dermatologist made a referral you were dissatisfied with, the

dermatologist must accept you back into their practice if you request

it. So you can ask any of those doctors to resume caring for you, any

time. It's really not uncommon for a patient to return to a doctor's

care after a hiatus experimenting with other doctors and treatments.

Best of luck.

Marjorie

Marjorie Lazoff, MD

[Guest guest]

I'd say skip the dermatologists as they have little to

offer anyway, and seek help from alternative medicine

such as acupuncture, herbs, homeopathic, etc. A

holistic approach makes more sense, is by far

healthier, and in the long run more successful (that's

been my experience).

--- emarjency emarjency@...> wrote:

>

>

> > In theory your suggestion sounds great. But what

> do you do when the

> dermatologist you've been seeing for five years says

> there is nothing

> more she can do and sends you off to the university

> where the derm

> (after three visits) sends you to another derm who

> (after six visits)

> sends you to a different university who (after one

> visit) sends to

> back to another derm in the original practice....

> and all agree that

> they have no idea how to help you?

> > In a nutshell, that's why I'm here. It's not that

> I don't stick

> with my doctors; it's that doctors drop me like a

> hot potato as soon

> as failure looms.

>

> -=-=-=-=

>

> , in my experience, patients who are

> successfully treated or

> those on a stable maintenance program don't see a

> dermatologist. So

> virtually all patients that a dermatologist are

> those where " failure

> looms. "

>

> Any competent dermatologist would know how to help

> you in managing

> rosacean skin. No one can cure rosacea or make skin

> look better than

> the condition and treatments allow. But it's a

> dermatologist's life's

> work to strive with patients to make their skin look

> as good as

> possible. Sometimes, that's not as good as the

> person wants or was

> hoping for, and s/he ends up looking for another

> doctor, another

> product, another procedure....

>

> Obviously I can't know, but one common scenario:

> these doctors

> weren't " dropping you like a hot potato, " but each

> was under the

> impression that you were dissatisfied with them

> and/or the care they

> were providing. Their referrals were attempts to

> help you find

> someone you would be happier with.

>

> A doctor is not legally allowed to abandon a

> patient. If your

> dermatologist made a referral you were dissatisfied

> with, the

> dermatologist must accept you back into their

> practice if you request

> it. So you can ask any of those doctors to resume

> caring for you, any

> time. It's really not uncommon for a patient to

> return to a doctor's

> care after a hiatus experimenting with other doctors

> and treatments.

>

> Best of luck.

>

> Marjorie

>

> Marjorie Lazoff, MD

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I'd say skip the dermatologists as they have little to

offer anyway, and seek help from alternative medicine

such as acupuncture, herbs, homeopathic, etc. A

holistic approach makes more sense, is by far

healthier, and in the long run more successful (that's

been my experience).

--- emarjency emarjency@...> wrote:

>

>

> > In theory your suggestion sounds great. But what

> do you do when the

> dermatologist you've been seeing for five years says

> there is nothing

> more she can do and sends you off to the university

> where the derm

> (after three visits) sends you to another derm who

> (after six visits)

> sends you to a different university who (after one

> visit) sends to

> back to another derm in the original practice....

> and all agree that

> they have no idea how to help you?

> > In a nutshell, that's why I'm here. It's not that

> I don't stick

> with my doctors; it's that doctors drop me like a

> hot potato as soon

> as failure looms.

>

> -=-=-=-=

>

> , in my experience, patients who are

> successfully treated or

> those on a stable maintenance program don't see a

> dermatologist. So

> virtually all patients that a dermatologist are

> those where " failure

> looms. "

>

> Any competent dermatologist would know how to help

> you in managing

> rosacean skin. No one can cure rosacea or make skin

> look better than

> the condition and treatments allow. But it's a

> dermatologist's life's

> work to strive with patients to make their skin look

> as good as

> possible. Sometimes, that's not as good as the

> person wants or was

> hoping for, and s/he ends up looking for another

> doctor, another

> product, another procedure....

>

> Obviously I can't know, but one common scenario:

> these doctors

> weren't " dropping you like a hot potato, " but each

> was under the

> impression that you were dissatisfied with them

> and/or the care they

> were providing. Their referrals were attempts to

> help you find

> someone you would be happier with.

>

> A doctor is not legally allowed to abandon a

> patient. If your

> dermatologist made a referral you were dissatisfied

> with, the

> dermatologist must accept you back into their

> practice if you request

> it. So you can ask any of those doctors to resume

> caring for you, any

> time. It's really not uncommon for a patient to

> return to a doctor's

> care after a hiatus experimenting with other doctors

> and treatments.

>

> Best of luck.

>

> Marjorie

>

> Marjorie Lazoff, MD

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> --

> Please read the list highlights before posting to

> the whole group (http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html).

> Your post will be delayed if you don't give a

> meaningful subject or trim your reply text. You must

> change the subject when replying to a digest !

>

> See http://www.drnase.com for info on his recently

> published book.

>

> To leave the list send an email to

> rosacea-support-unsubscribe

>

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