Please give me your honest opinions, I feel like I need some outside perspective about whether or not I’m being unreasonable!
I’ve had an ongoing skin infection for the last 6 months or so and have been treated by my GP practice with various creams and antibiotics. At first I was told it was eczema so I followed the advice however it kept spreading! I know the doctors are very busy so I didn’t want to pester them but after a few months I got in contact and asked for advice because by this stage it had spread to various other parts of my skin. I was given a face to face appointment and swabs were taken and it turned out to be a staph infection rather than eczema (I’ve never had any skin complains before this). I was given antibiotics to clear it up a few months ago but nothing seems to be helping. Since then, I’ve phoned several times and I keep getting different prescriptions (either the same antibiotic with a higher dose, or a different antibiotic altogether) however it’s still not clearing it up 
I’m at the point where I can’t brush my hair without lifting off scabs and leaving weeping wounds on my scalp, it’s awful. I don’t want to phone the doctors again in case I’m being annoying or in case they are sick of hearing from me. Every time I’ve called they’ve been very helpful and I’ve never waited too long for an appointment, but I’ve not been able to speak to a doctor about it, it’s always been someone else who is able to prescribe (a nurse I think?) I never usually mind whether I see a nurse or a doctor because both are much more knowledgable than me!
So I guess I have 3 questions, has anyone had anything like this before? It’s like an ongoing impetigo-type infection that just won’t seem to shift. The antibiotics have helped some areas but the worst affected parts haven’t changed at all.
Would I be unreasonable to phone back again and ask to speak to someone else, or possibly a doctor this time? The nurse who has dealt with my prescriptions the last few times has always been nice but the last couple of times I’ve phoned back i got the impression she was a bit fed up of me (understandable given I’ve phoned the practice about 5/ 6 times with this). I think they think I’m not taking the antibiotics properly but I make sure to.
I’ve just finished my most recent course of antibiotics and getting better for a few days, my skin is back to the same way it was before. I don’t want to phone up and be that annoying patient but I’m getting concerned about this now and it’s extremely embarrassing. I know I probably sound ridiculous because obviously if you’re unwell then you should contact the doctor but I’m so worried about them talking about how annoying I am, or thinking I’m a pest. The last couple of times I’ve called, I just feel like I’m not really being taken seriously. I know it’s just a skin infection which is extremely minor on the scale of important medical issues, but it’s really affecting me now
Sorry for such a long post, I wouldn’t usually post stuff like this but I’m at my wits end with this! If anyone has any experience with anything similar I’d be really grateful as well.