more skin samples
Hi Jane and All
that was an interesting thread about skin testing. I have just found it, as on that date I had flown down for the day to see a skin specialist. Unfortunately we have none here or even visiting.
In April I travelled down to a skin specialist, as for over 15 months my scalp was a mass of sores, with over 6 drs not knowing, and nothing helped. He decided not to test yet, but said I should go on Plaquenil, as in same city for my first rheumy visit he said he did not know the brain. Travelling by train/bus thousands of ks was not possible as symptoms worsened. :worried:
I am aware that I have many symptoms over years and now they perplex doctors. :sad: Also have skin cancers on nose and back of neck to be cut out very soon.
So I've read about the bands testing, and your posts just now, where you have said about various places and forms of testing. I'd tried late Nov to get an skin appt at southern hospital, but they said could be months, and next rheumy appt was delayed- now will be in March flying down again. This skin specialist last Wednesday said she could give me lots of ointments etc, but I said I'd already had those over months well over a year ago (not specialists,but GPs and one froze 3 spots thinking it was sunspots- agony, but others said no.) So she agreed and said it was best to have it tested down there at hospital.
Have others had them tested on scalp too please?
So I suppose I will have to wait for the rheumy in March at that hospital down south?
Cheers Mary:wink2: