AIBU to be a bit ticked off after being 'told off' by GP?

[ClothesHangingOnTheFloor]

To cut a long story short, I found out I was allergic to fabric adhesive dressings when I had to wear a halter monitor for five days. I'd been have palpitations, which thankfully have turned out to be nothing really, ectopic heart beats which are more than likely hormonal.

Anyway, you have to wear those sticky pad things, like an ECG, but for five days while your heart is monitored by a little monitor thing you carry around with you.

Once they were removed, I had five target shaped rashes on my chest/tummy, which were mega itchy and sore at the same time. Bright red and bumpy, and quite clearly a reaction to something in the adhesive.

I popped along to the pharmacy, but they had a quick look and said I'd probably need a steroid cream to clear it up - so booked into GP. GP had one look and said -'That's an allergic reaction, why on earth didn't you tell them you were allergic to adhesives, I mean really, what did you expect!?' - Erm....I didn't flippin' know!! I've worn plasters all my life, including surgical dressing after 2 sections, with no reactions at all!

I'm not a bloomin' clairvoyant love!! Do GPs think that everyone knows everything about their own health? Why would we need GPs if that was the case!?

YABU.

GPs are ridiculously overstretched. They work insanely long hours and deal with a vast number of people in the day.
And because s/he was a bit curt and exasperated, you decide to start a thread (or two) about it?

Just don't go and see that GP next time if it bothers you so much 🙄

I literally just read another thread about someone who had a reaction from fabric plasters and was pissed at the GP who op assumed was digging at her being overweight. Odd

Just don't go and see that GP next time if it bothers you so much 🙄

Or maybe the GP could just be polite. It wouldn't have taken any more of the GPs time to instead ask 'Did you not realise you were allergic?' Many people are overstretched and work long hours, it doesn't excuse bad manners.

I have noticed that some doctors are much more abrupt these days, even in the private sector, but even there they are increasingly busy.

I have always had a problem with the old Elastoplast type dressing and ask not to have it. Last year had a heart monitor and no problem with the patches but was lucky it was only for one night. However have recently had a procedure which meant wearing dressings followed by gauze with tape and all of them gave me a rash. I resolved it by using 'kiddies' plasters and cut them into strips to stick the gauze down. I can only use children's plasters these days so am often out and about with yellow balloons, bright blue fish, and cute monkeys stuck to my person.

It seems only be very recently that the adhesive has changed, and I am wondering what it is.

I’m allergic to adhesive. I once made the mistake of telling the nurse I was allergic to plasters, rather than adhesive. So when I was in agony with my arm after getting my implant changed I wasn’t expecting to unroll the bandage to find six steristrips on there. And my skin blistering under them 🙁. Suppose the moral of the story is ‘be specific’.

You’re not being unreasonable. I hate going to the GP for this reason and i find it quite odd that people are being so rude to you on this thread. Hope you feel better 🍰

I've used plasters all my life with no issues, until I was using one everyday for a week (had some weeping from an op - metalwork was i cted so had it removed) and started getting a red sore patch under the plaster.
My yd also developed a problem with plasters when she was born. They used them to keep the nose tube in (prem baby in NICU) and she got red sore patches on her cheeks.
It does happen, and I think the GP was a bit rude saying that to you.

*metal work was infected....