Re: my day with the derm

June 21, 2002

Just as I posted earlier on another email...WHAT GOOD ARE DOCTORS

ANYMORE??? Do they cheat their way through med. school or what???

Shea

> Hi everyone,

> first of all thanks to those who emailed me after my sob story

> yesterday. i feel your comments as well as your empathy really

helps

> to strengthen my spirit during this time. you guys are what makes

> this board a true rosacea " Support " group. thanks =)

>

> i thought i might tell eveyrone about my day at the derm... first

> off, i ALWAYS flush whenever i see him (this being only the third

> time), it is so annoying..im sitting there wtih my mom trying to do

> deep breathign techniques to relax myself..i guess they help

somewhat

> but in the end i still flush after talking to him for a bit. i had

> Dr. nase's book in my backpack but i chickened out and couldnt show

> it to him, because i KNEW he would question his credibility and

then

> pass it off as another sign of my desperation/obsession(!) with

> rosacea. once i showed him this demodex cream that someoene sent me

> for free but he sort of ignored it as well. maybe ill work up the

> nerve later to tell him about dr. nase's book by phone..that way i

> wont turn red! (hoepfully..then again,no guarantees with these

damned

> vessels!) every time i see him i mention this support group on the

> net and he seems to brush it off when i tell him about other ppl's

> experiences and reactions to certain products. but he does seem to

> acknowledge the fact that i spend a great deal of time researching

> this. he really doesnt seem to understand the vascular component at

> all .if anything, he kept avoiding all the questions i asked about

> flushing,inflammation and dryness...he really couldnt even offer

any

> advice about flaking except to moisturize within 3 minutes of

washing

> my face. (sigh..) and at the end he asked, " oh and youre wearing

> sunscreen right? " (bigger sigh) really, i know he's just being

> helpful but i wish he'd give me more credit than that. he basically

> just ended the visit by giving me 10 sameples of Plexion TS...the

> topical version of the face wash. he kept telling me i also had

acne

> which i obviously KNEW without him having to tell me. mind you, i

> have some little bumps on my forheead that arent even very red, and

> one on my chin but aside fromt hat the rest of my face was clear

for

> the moment. i think we both came to the conclusion that he really

> can't do much more to help me even though he's not giving up on me

> just yet (supposedly if the plexion does nothing he might try

elidel

> or one of the eczema lotions that i've been reading so much about.)

> he's a nice guy but i just dont feel like he's open to these

things.

> i remember reading in the archives about someone one's derm even

> wanted to order his own copy of dr. nase's book. where are you? i

> want your derm!!! =) if anyoen else has a wonderful ,open and

> accepting derm who lives in NJ or PA pleeeeease tell me his/her

name.

> thanks!

June 21, 2002