At long last, after dealing with this rash for five months now, I finally found a doctor who was willing to bite the bullet and diagnose my condition.
Lichen Planus.
I know! I could hardly contain my excitement either. (Don't Google it. Trust me.)
And get this, the nice doctor even prescribed the drug that I was asking for... well, actually, begging for from the last doctor. Same doctor who, it's true, did hypothesize that I had this very condition, but followed up her diagnosis with a dour "But that would really be a shame because there's no cure."
This doctor did not have the same negative attitude at all. She actually seemed quite upbeat about the whole thing, despite mentioning that this was a pretty bad case as bad cases go.
We start with a two week course of Prednisone. If that doesn't do the trick we move on to something a bit more hard core. And if that still doesn't work we move on to light therapy treatment.
I didn't walk out of there with a rash free body. But I did walk out with the conviction that someone was going to help me get there and maybe a few tears in my eyes. It's just such a relief to know that the end is in sight.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
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6 comments:
Hope the rash gets better! Glad you have a diagnosis now.
Good luck, Jess!
It helps to at least have a plan of action.
Prednisone (sp) is what helped me so much (when they finally gave me enough) with my "Mystery Rash of Aught-Nine." (My doctor gave me a little dose, the ER docs thought she was super conservative, and it would seem they were right. I started seeing a change after my two trips to the hospital.)
Wonderful that you kept pursuing someone to help you!
Do you know how hard it is NOT to google something? Especially, when specifically told not too?? ;-P
I'm glad to hear that you've finally been diagnosed! Now you can get better, yeah!
I am sure you feel a relief knowing what it is and having the support now of a Dr to help you. Feel better and hope it gets better soon!
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