Following on from my previous post about not feeling right, despite being on B12 jabs for 6 months after my P.A. diagnosis, and wanting someone to listen and not tell me that I was just stressed and depressed.
I think I've found a half decent G.P. at last. He listened to me, gave me a head to toe exam, even looking at my skin lesions under a magnifying glass. He told me that my skin rashes are not eczema or psoriasis, but an indication of an underlying auto-immune problem that isn't related to my P.A. He told me how the rashes start, rather than me telling him and he was spot on (excuse the pun!) He's referred me to a specialist dermatologist for confirmation and has given me a steroid cream to spot test on one skin patch, because the results will confirm diagnosis. He asked if I itch, I said no, he then said yes you do - constantly, but you don't notice that you are doing it! Again, spot on.
He is doing a full immune blood test panel to try and throw up an answer (including thyroid)
When I said about the pins and needles in my hands, he took one look at the back of my neck, prodded a sore patch and said he thinks it's a problem there and has arranged a neck x-ray.
I'm feeling much more positive now, knowing that someone is actually listening and can see that there is an obvious problem that needs addressing.