Newly diagnosed and new to this group

[Fred]

Thank you Fred. I do have a question...so far I've had three different topical steroid ointments...does it usually take only a few days to see if it is working or a few weeks? And if protopic was going to work how soon would I see an improvement?

Sorry I missed this post. Some topical's take longer than others to work and it depends on the severity and the person, but I would say if you are not seeing any change in 2 weeks then it probably isn't going to work for you. Most topical's are not for long term use anyway.

Thank you. I have a dermatologist and am seeing him again on Wednesday so will ask him about the next steps as my face is a real mess and only marginally better after two weeks of protopic....but I'm not even sure how quickly to expect some of the ointments to work anyway

See my answer above.

For future reference it would be best to start a new thread with questions as they won't always get found in intro's. * We have no limit on the amount of new threads you can start as long as they are different questions, and a new thread will get you more answers.  

Sorry everyone I'm not sure if I'm replying correctly. Do I press quote and then reply?

I see Jim has answered you above, but if you are still stuck these threads may help:
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