Just after some advice. I've been calling the doctors every day for a week and have not been able to get an appointment so wondering if there's anything else OTC I can try. DD is 2 and has had patches of dry skin / eczema since 5m or so. It's always been manageable with aveeno twice a day, epaderm or similar after a bath, and occasional hydrocortisone, and stopping using fabric softener; but at the moment she's got some red patches that won't shift around her upper arms and chest. It started under her armpit after swimming so I thought i may be thrush - after showing it to pharmacist she gave canesten but it hasn't changed after a week so think it's not that. Hydrocortisone actually made it worse.
She's not complaining or itching so I'm loathe to tell the GP it's urgent but 4 weeks since it first appeared under her arm, it is not going away. No other symptoms. I know there must be thousands of people in this position (and worse) but if I can't get a GP appointment, what do I do with her? Keep slathering on creams and hope something works? Boots is full of different eczema creams but I can't afford to try them all.
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What to do with eczema and no GP appts
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moggle · 16/11/2016 09:05
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