So pointless

[Hanna]

Well that was the biggest f-ing waste of my time ever!
I'm feeling very down now and totally frustrated and angry :-(

Just seen a derm and what a joke, I seriously wonder where GPs keep their brain cells!

When I saw my GP and explained my cases history of light therapy methotrexate and cyclosporine and told him now pregnant and skin worse and with short time to go would like to see derm in the hope of getting an action plan together I very wrongly assumed I would of seen someone who could help!

So my derm appointment wasn't at the hospital, this didn't phase me to much as have been seen at a GPs before then had to go to hospital the following few days, this is how it went.....

Hi I have psoriasis which is very bad now and has gotten worse with my pregnancy, I'm not sure what the GP has sent you........

Derm...oh I see, umm well sometimes that can happen due to hormones, I see you stopped cyclosporine was this for pregnancy? we can certainly use some creams for you.

Me....yes I stopped that last october, I then had to go back for UVB as skin flared I finished that in feb and normally I would call the hospital direct but it was given by a different nurse and I was told to see GP if psoriasis got worse.

Derm......well when we give UVB we tend to see something called remission for some people this can last 5 years or so 

Me.....yes my remission with UVB is normally short lived

Derm......so we need to look at immune suppressants, methotrexate or cyclosporine 

Me......yes I have had both before and there has been talk of biologics being the next step for me, but I'm not so keen on that at the moment I would prefer to try the UVB again.

Derm......oh well I'm not linked with the hospital and can't arrange that for you but I can prescribe you steroids or cyclosporine.

Me......oh well I'm not sure why I am here then, I can't use steroids and I really don't want a prescription for cyclosporine with being pregnant, I asked the GP to refer I assumed it would be hospital linked!

Derm....if I'd known you were pregnant I would of advised you had gone to the hospital, would you like some creams? Are you using moisturiser?

Me....no I can't use creams, I'm also allergic to a lot of the moisturiser creams so I can only use epaderm mixed with savalon and I can only apply that a couple of times to stop my skin becoming sensitive to it!

Derm....oh well I'll send a letter to the hospital for you!!

I get up and walk out!!!!!

I'm so upset, I finally go to someone about my skin only to be passed around and not get any where other than just waste my time, and what has upset me the most is that my younger sister got a call last night to say a letter has come from the hospital for her to see a derm next month, a f-ing blind person would pay to see her psoriasis she has the smallest bits on her knees and elbows and I'm about 80% covered and causes me pain and burning....how is that fair??

I've really had enough now :-( what's the point?

What a D-head trying to give a pregnant women cyclopropane he didn't even look a me or ask if I plan on breast feeding!!!

Just wish I could drown my sorrows with some cheap wine and cigarettes :-(