Doctors ignored my symptoms – but took my boyfriend seriously when he intervened

I felt relief – as well as confusion (Picture: Steve Ullathorne)‘Have you tried being less stressed?’ the doctor suggested. I did my best to hide my frustration.For the better part of four weeks, I’d been dealing with a full-body rash, which had suddenly become red and increasingly sore. Then one morning in May 2024, taking a shower felt like acid rain.Upon my GP’s advice, my boyfriend, Adam, and I went to A&E, and this was the response I re