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Apr 28, 2023, 02:11 PM
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Member Since: Apr 2013
Location: Ontario Land
Posts: 3,592
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Originally Posted by splitimage
I think it was smart of you to provide photos, it's always better in my opinion to show them, rather than just have them look at you when a condition may not be as acute.
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I started doing this with new medical professionals and it seems to work. The gyno seemed to appreciate the photos. She didn't suggest I was making it up at all.
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Originally Posted by splitimage
I've read about your history with hospitals in Ottawa, and the degree to which they mistreated and incorrectly diagnosed you. I think you are perfectly justified in your mistrust of Dr's and I can see why you wouldn't want to have anything to do with them
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Healthcare in Ottawa is terrible. Only 4 hospitals plus a children's hospital serve this city of over 1 million residents. Plus many Gatineau residents come over to Ontario for healthcare mostly to attend emergency departments. -- We need more community resources and another hospital, but not one operated by TOH.
Mental healthcare is terrible here. Going to emergency is usually a horrific experience for people and often drags on for 12 + hours. Usually they see the emergency physician then are referred to the psych service. It is very hard to get admitted unless you are psychotic or extremely ill. People end up being held in the emergency department for a few days or are referred to community services. There's a crisis clinic but it only offers a limited amount of appointments in the outpatient psych clinic. It's goal is to "stabilize" and then transfer the client to a community agency.
The only way to really get help (besides the emergency department) is to be referred to a psychiatrist by a primary care provider or get access through a CHC via their counseling clinics.
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Originally Posted by splitimage
I have an applicator which I use to apply my cream - it's definitely finicky and it's kind of difficult to clean, which worries me. The hormone replacement cream is the only option that my Dr. has given me and fortunately I don't have any side effects from it, or at least none that I'm aware of. I apply Vagisil externally to help with the slight itching that the dryness causes. I don't know if that might be an option for you - although it's another steroid cream, albeit a mild one.
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That sounds so difficult. Is it helping though?
I haven't tried any Vagisil products. I tried two OTC creams, one with a steroid and one without. The hydrocortisone cream helped but once I stopped it the problem came back worse. Right now I am using clobetasol ointment.
I haven't tried the coconut oil yet.
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