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The SCREAM thread

Know how you feel, I'm under an eye consultant and every time I get an appointment, a couple of weeks later it gets changed so if he says I will see you in two months, it'usually 4 or 5 before I see him. Eye clinic appointments seem to be the worst at most hospitals, my friend has the same problem. Occasionally extra clinics are put on and then you can get an evening/weekend appointment which is sometimes more inconvenient. I'm lucky my clinic is only twenty minutes away but you have a long way to travel to yours. It is very frustrating
 
A late arghhh. Had a hospital appointment last Saturday for my ears. What a complete utter waste of time going. Saw yet another different Dr, who without being rude, I found hard to understand him, only to be told there's nothing he can do apart from telling Me keep them dry and to come back in three months time. Really wasn't happy as my ears have been like this for a year now and getting fed up with having blocked ears and not hearing very well
 
I volunteer in a local shop and currently the shop has no manager. We have a master set of keys that none of us volunteers can take home and stand in managers can't in case they aren't coming back, so we take them to the shop next door and they keep them safe. Yesterday I took the keys round and watched the lady put them away, this morning I get a phone call asking me where the keys are because apparently they aren't at the shop next door
 
Grrrrr.......
 
That's soooo annoying.....ask if you can have second opinion or referral back to the doctor you felt helped most.....
 
Same question from me too, what a terrible worry for you , hoping all is well x
 
That's soooo annoying.....ask if you can have second opinion or referral back to the doctor you felt helped most.....
To be honest from first seeing two different GP's at my surgery to the three different consultants at the hospital, not one if them I feel has helped the most. They have all said its acute eczema in my ears, which I agree with and to keep them dry but it's when my ears block up, itch and I can't hear, that gets me down which is quite often. I can't use ear drops or spray as that just make them block up even more. It's quite a vicious circle really, put up with the itching and can hear better or treat the itching with drops/spray and not hear a bloody thing. I put up with the itchy ears. I'll see what happens in 3 months when I have to go back, then ask for more to be done
 

Have you tried antihistamines for the itch? They help me.
 
@Janiept how's your baby granddaughter today?
Hi guys, Katy is Much better thanks for asking. Her temperature is almost down to normal although she is still on the antibiotics. She is very tired and sleeping a lot and today they were going to do some tests for any permanent health damage.
Keeping our fingers crossed the results will be ok, but at least she's out of danger now thank goodness.
 
Such good news, she will hopefully soon be back home
 

That is such good news, so happy for you all X bless her x
 
I DO hope you get something done....it must drive you nuts.....have they looked into food sensitivity as possibility of causing the eczema? My granddaughter has to avoid dairy and it helps my daughter too....
 
What a relief..... Sounds as though they caught the high temp quickly so fingers crossed no lasting damage.... Hugs for you and Katy's parents too...
 
Hi Janiept , so relieved for you and your family too , great news .
 
You are all so lovely and your support has helped so much through this worrying time. A million thanks to you all x
 
I DO hope you get something done....it must drive you nuts.....have they looked into food sensitivity as possibility of causing the eczema? My granddaughter has to avoid dairy and it helps my daughter too....
No they haven't mentioned anything about the cause. I don't suffer with it anywhere else though. I'll have to ask next time I go
 
No they haven't mentioned anything about the cause. I don't suffer with it anywhere else though. I'll have to ask next time I go
Have they taken swabs for yeast or bacterial infection and such like? I think sometimes docs are so hung up on "cure" they forget to think abt cause.... One of my dogs gets a similar thing and has antibiotic drops to help.....when I can get them in...cause unknown but we'd need to sedate for vet to get a good look and swab but his heart means we can't do that, not safely....
 
No. Nothing at all. Just looked in my ears, gave me a hearing test and used a micro syringe to flush/clean them out and tell me to keep them dry. Have got ear plugs for showering but they're pretty useless as they fall out when I wash my hair.
 
Just spent time on M & S website for some new summer t shirts (local shop never has size/colour I want) and as usual I get to checkout and the computer just freezes. Happens every time with their website.
 
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