Just that I know what you mean by those weird methods... I have atopic dermatitis ALL over my body, so you can probably imagine how I feel... or you can't.
I've had this since I was a baby, lasted up to when I was about 7 or 8. & When I was 4 it got really bad and my parents just tried to take me to this China-medicine master, who didn't know a word in Russian but still he knew how to treat me... And it worked!
Now, after 14 years it got bad again. I'm just desperate about it since my doctor told me it can't be cured like 4ever, it just is better or it is worse. Nice thing to find out when you're 18, I assure you. And, so, after spending a week in hospital, after all those ointments... It still comes back(((
So I'm thinking about trying some kind of china clinic out here and hope they'll help me. Acupuncture works! Or, it worked once...
Good luck with finding cures and remember, we're not alone who has it and who's desperately thinking about skin amputation or something like that)
I think I have excema. I'm pretty sure that's what a podiatrist told me last time I visited one. I have since lost medical insurance and cannot visit a doctor until I regain coverage.
My affected area is the feet. It first developed in high school, during the year I had gym class, so naturally I assumed I'd contracted athelete's foot in the locker room. However, it has never responded to athlete's foot treatments or anti-fungal solutions.
My case comes and goes, and when it surfaces, it makes a lot and terribly uncomfortable stay. The real problem is that I have a moderate case of hyperhydrosis, so my feet are constantly sweaty unless I'm able to take off my shoes and socks--something I can't get away with when at work.
It seems like the only thing that calms and somewhat reverses my outbreaks is sea water, but I can only splash around in the ocean one or two weeks out of the year. It's gotten so bad/ridiculous that I actually fantasize about soaking my feet in a tub of... I don't know, yogurt, or some natural goo that would eat away at the infection. I even fantasize about taking fire to my feet to burn off the living infection. Of course, both of these fantasies are completely absurd, but it illustrates my desperation.
Long story short (too late), can anyone suggest a remedy/treatment for excema particular to the feet?
Thanks.
I was wondering if anyone has been prescribed methotrexate sodium for their excema? Any opinions, suggestions would be much appreciated... really any information you can contribute would be helpful :)
Thanks!
I just randomly searched "excema" and turned up here. I've had excema since I was a little girl, and it seriously sucks.
I agree, it affects self esteem because I find myself wearing long sleeves to cover my arms and hands all the time.
I've used steroid creme in the past, but stopped because I've heard that it's not very healthy, or something. I used Protopic too, but I find that it makes my skin feel "thinner" and I get this burning feeling when I scratch.
Now I use Diprolene and it's pretty good, basically it dries out my skin and it gets smooth again since the dead skin flakes off.
(Sounds gross, but I think we're all used to it)
My skin gets especially bad when I'm out in the sun for long periods of time, when I wear wool/acrylic etc, and in chlorine-filled pools.
My sister has it too, and she goes to this clinic where she puts her hands under a special UV light that supposedly helps. But she has to go 3 times a week for it to be effective. Have you heard of this before?
Let's all complain about excema now!
Hello all! I never thought this community would have up to 7 members! :)
I thought I'd start this all by telling you a little about myself. I'm Meg, hey, I've had excema ever since I remember and it's a helluva lot worse than most people's. On a good day I can just have dry skin on my arms, on a bad day I'll have it everywhere and I can't walk or turn my head. It gets infected very easily, and I've lost count of the number of treatments I've tried. So far I'm on antibiotic ointment and steroid creams. We'll see how it goes.
I myself get very depressed when my excema is bad, especially when I don't know anyone else who has it, even mildly! I'd hate the thought of there not being a place for fellow suffers to turn to, so I made this community. I'd love to get to know you all, so post a little about yourself!
Yours, with emolient,
- Meg. x
