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To be worried about GP

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Alpacamabags · 13/10/2019 20:18

This is ridiculous I know but I get so anxious.
I need a gp appt tomorrow for my 2 year old. When she was 10m she had terrible eczema and had to wear body bandages at night. It cleared up and weve since moved house and to a new gp. It's impossible to get appts and they often refer to funding. My wee one has such a bad flare up just now all over her body. I've tried piriton, dressings, aveeno, steroids, qv ointment, oillatum, only bathing 2x week and wet dressings. Every morning she still wakes up bleeding. I've just spend £60 that I don't have on scratch sleeves, hemp cream and eczema pj's.
I've been recommended to go to gp and ask for skinnies clothing on prescription. I feel like the GP won't want to do this though and I don't know what else to do.
I feel terrible because she's my baby, she's in pain and my anxiety/fear of standing up to people is stopping me going.
I don't even know what I want from this post. I guess just encouragement and ideas.
Thanks if you read it all.

OP posts:
Alpacamabags · 21/10/2019 03:34

Thanks for asking.
She is actually so much better. I feel bad now for being dismissive of the GP.
She loves the scratch sleeves we've bought (princess gloves!) and these are definitely making the biggest difference. Eumovate has made back of her legs much better. Still very thickened but not red or broken.
I signed up to Eczema Outreach charity too and they sent some really useful advice/samples invkuding a spray emollient which really helps her skin overall.
Fingers crossed we keep seeing improvement.

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steff13 · 21/10/2019 03:53

Bleach baths worked wonders for my kids' eczema.

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