Please Help - PUPPPS - Need S.E Melbourne Obs/Drs Rec for assistance

Hi Ladies,

I am really hoping someone here can give me a recommendation. I am looking for a recommendation for an Obstetrician or Doctor who will take me seriously in regards to having Puppps. I am in the Berwick area of Melbourne.

I am 37.5 weeks pregnant and have been suffering from Puppps for almost 2 weeks now.

I am not currently seeing an Obs and am in the midwife program at the local hospital and have just had shared care with my GP. So far my pregnancy has been normal and considered low risk with no health complications.

However I am slowing having a complete and utter meltdown with this Puppps.

Started off in the stretchmarks and has now progressed to cover over 70% of my legs and feet, and about 20% of my arms, its now breaking out in my back and my upper stomach.

I have not slept for more than 1.5 hours at a time over the last week.

I tried every OTC cream for relief, I take constant cool showers with pine tar soap, slather myself in calamine lotion, use icepacks and menthol creams, and have used steriod creams perscribed by my GP and have taken anti-histimines.

It just keeps getting worse and worse and I am finding myself breaking down in tears at the drop of a hat. I am stressed, I am sleep deprived, and I have completely lost my apetite and am having to force myself to eat.

My midwife the lovely lady that she is, has been sympathetic but other than give me the standard answers really has been of little help. She has only ever had one patient with Puppps before.

My GP has been the same, and has only been willing to provide the cortizone cream. She had never even seen it before.

I have been reading a lot on various websites and there is an oral steriod that has helped a lot of women called Prednisone.

I have suffered up to this breaking point but really am struggling to go on and as much as I would prefer not to be taking any drugs at this stage, I am in desperate need of some help.

If you are able to send me a recommendation of someone who will take me seriously then I will be forever in your debt.

Thanks very much.

i can reccomend dr yong in Berwick- i think you will need a referral though. or you can try jacque lam

Rudy Lopes in Berwick is a terrific OB. - he's in the same rooms as Jacques Lam...and yes, you'll need a referral for either of them from your GP....is your GP/Midwife reluctant to give you the oral medication because you are pregnant?

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Rudy Lopes in Berwick is a terrific OB. - he's in the same rooms as Jacques Lam...and yes, you'll need a referral for either of them from your GP....is your GP/Midwife reluctant to give you the oral medication because you are pregnant?

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Nods - Yep... they know very little about it themselves.

you poor love :(
I have heard great things about all the above mentioned OB's- I agree you need to get it looked at prehaps go to another Dr and see if you can get a referall.

I see Dr Mark Tarrant

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Nods - Yep... they know very little about it themselves.

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Oh dear :( - id say, get in to see your gp and get a referral to any of the OB's suggested here, they all have great reps, just a matter of you finding one you feel comfortable with :)

It's also important to ask your GP to contact an obstetric drug service (like the one at Monash Med Centre - 9594 2361) for accurate info on the risks of various medications while pregnant.

i dont have a recommendation but i had PUPPPS when i had DD and they basically said to me that it lasts up to 6 weeks and there is nothign that makes it go away u just gotta try to deal with the itching. basically keep doign everything u r doing. i know it is hard. mine lasted just over 4 weeks.