Health Boards
Thu-01-08-2019, 14:03 PM
Hi nice to meet you! 
I looked it up and your treatment is basically coal tar. I was presented with it when I first got P and I dutifully used it in the bath etc as you say (not easy as I was a student living in student accommodation at the time!) - and it stung like mad! I did not get on with it at all.
In my case the doc rapidly moved me on to steroid cream. Times have moved on and I don’t know what yours will offer you but it will probably be trying out a variety of topical treatments before they will refer you on to the dermatologist.
Hopefully you will find something that gives relief.
Now, there’s a lot of people who rightly say to be very cautious about steroid creams, but at that time it really did help me and cleared up my P which didn’t reappear for some time, so if you get given it, follow the instructions carefully.
Good luck and hope you enjoy it here!
I looked it up and your treatment is basically coal tar. I was presented with it when I first got P and I dutifully used it in the bath etc as you say (not easy as I was a student living in student accommodation at the time!) - and it stung like mad! I did not get on with it at all.
In my case the doc rapidly moved me on to steroid cream. Times have moved on and I don’t know what yours will offer you but it will probably be trying out a variety of topical treatments before they will refer you on to the dermatologist.
Hopefully you will find something that gives relief.
Now, there’s a lot of people who rightly say to be very cautious about steroid creams, but at that time it really did help me and cleared up my P which didn’t reappear for some time, so if you get given it, follow the instructions carefully.
Good luck and hope you enjoy it here!