In a message dated 10/7/2003 8:20:25 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Has anybody got any experience of this or offer any useful hints? Fairly > pointless going to a doctor as they'll just tell me to stop worrying! > Skin problems can get out of control very easily. Since it is effecting your horn playing, the playing itself might be making the problem chronic. A steroid base topical ointment will probably get rid of it in a short time and let the skin heal well enough that it won't return when you discontinue treatment. He might even want you to switch to a gold rim for a while. If it's bothered you for weeks, it constitutes a medical problem for an expert, and you will be taken very seriously. Depending on your medical plan, you might have to get your regular doctor to okay a visit to a dermatologist. That can usually be done through a phone call, and you'll avoid the first visit. The problem has the potential to turn into a real debilitation, and a good GP will send it right to a specialist. You're obviously worried about it, so don't take any chances. _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
