Our appointment with the National Skin Centre

if u have been asking where have we been,
nowhere actually....
but mummy me, finally got off work and is busier than ever before!

okie update on my little angel.


We went back for a review at the national skin centre on the 27th August, 2008, this time at the paeds clinic. When we went into the room, there was a young dr, I presume is the houseman, and a associate prof i think by the surname G. Assoc. Prof G was at her computer while the young lady dr looked at Jere.
Then, the Assoc. Prof G asked, "Is his eczema extensive?"
Me: (pulling up Jere's pants and socks, trying to show how bad it is) it is quite bad, you see Dr....
Assoc. Prof G: I am asking you is it extensive? Just answer me yes or no. (not even looking at Jere)
I was like.... errrr...
Well, shouldn't the dr try to see and assess it? She did not even look our way.
Me: Dr, the last time we came, he was prescribed some aqueaous cream and it seemed to make his skin flare so i stopped it and now i am using some organic eczema oil and it's gotten better. That time it flared so bad that he looked like he was burnt.
Assoc Prof G: It's not the aqueaous cream. It's probably something else you used. You have to listen to us and use what we prescribe you if you wanna come here. Do you suspect any allergy?
Me: yes. cow's milk.
Jere saw some pooh beah mega blocks and started to ask for it but i had to kinda answer the dr's questions that i brushed him aside till jere got irritated and i think the tone of the dr kinda got on him too. It's strange how children sense the vibes about them. Jere is usually very friendly and amicable but once he sense the wrong signals.... that's it... he usually wanna get out of the room asap.
Assoc Prof G: Is he always so irritable?
Me: No Dr. He just wants the mega blocks.
Assoc Prof G: Then give it to him. he seems so irritable.
Well, you guys who have met Jere would know what kind of temperament jere has. he's hardly ever irritable. In fact he's so friendly that almost everyone loves him.
Assoc Prof G: okie i will send you for a prick test, a saliva test and photo session. You can go now.
I was like huh? you haven't even assessed the child. Is this how it should go?
I was escorted out of the room by the young dr and there i was seated outside a nurses' room waiting for Jere to be pricked.
Jere was pricked and tested for 11 elements, namely the negative and positive control, soy, cow milk, egg white, egg yolk, wheat, peanut, derP, derF and Blom T, the last 3 being some kinda dust mites. Then we were sent to another Assoc prof room for the analysis of the prick test. Assoc prof G came into the room through the connecting door of the consultation room, kinda talking to herself, definitely not talking to me... well maybe talking to the houseman or the other prof, i don't know but i heard her saying something like she's gonna prescribe this med, that med and that med and all the walls are covered already and she left the room. After she left, the other prof H said okie what med is this? how come it doesn't show in the system? and what's this? and what's that, mumbling to himself and sent me along....
we were then sent to a room to do what saliva test... i was then told this is a voluntary thing for them to experiment. I was then asked to make Jere spit a whole little tea cup of saliva... these guys gotta be kidding.. that prof g must have thought we were a good mother and child to be bullied coz she definitely did not tell me this was a voluntary test and had nothing to do with the treatment process... I then told the ladies in the room that it is almost impossible to ask my 2yr old to spit so much saliva. We can sit there till the cows come home, I don't think I can achieve that with my little one. They kindly sent me along and said no prob at all. At least they had the decency to explain to me. Then I was sent to this room to take what photograph... i was asked to strip Jere to the diapers and let the photographer take all the pictures he liked only again to find out that the photos are taken for the centre to make whatever publication....gosh!
Then in the end when i went down to the pharmacy to get my meds, it was only ONE PHYSIOGEL! wow! all walls covered indeed.

I really felt that we were more used than treated... wonder what that assoc prof G is thinking!

Really.... shouldn't drs be more compassionate? Shouldn't treatment of patients be more hollistic?

Tomorrow, 21st Oct, 2008 we have a review appointment at NSC again and I'll definitely get shot again, coz the physiogel did not do no good. Jere's skin still look as bad....

We use the natural eczema oil blend to control but once we stop, it will flare and the what physiogel is sure not helping at all.

Will update again!