tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463988665912494503.post430497036616885352..comments2024-03-09T10:40:08.270+00:00Comments on I Have Eczema: Light Treatment & New Treatment As Of Today 22/2/2013Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06028427818355761409noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463988665912494503.post-78037641296278867452014-08-19T19:39:37.381+01:002014-08-19T19:39:37.381+01:00I'm babysitting my nephew and he suffers from ...I'm babysitting my nephew and he suffers from eczema. I feel bad because it is so dry right now it hurts. I need to get something that I can put on it that will take the edge off at least.<br /><br /> <a href="http://www.nwasthma.com/patient-education/eczema" rel="nofollow"> http://www.nwasthma.com/patient-education/eczema </a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13851034654853645920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463988665912494503.post-67152317606813709342013-12-09T17:05:51.523+00:002013-12-09T17:05:51.523+00:00Hey,
Randomly found this blog and have now read a...Hey,<br /><br />Randomly found this blog and have now read a few of your articles.<br /><br />I have suffered pretty severe eczema all over my body since birth. Living in the middle of nowhere in rural Scotland I was only ever able to go the doctors on rare occasions and often was just left to try and fend through the pain with moisturisers only. After numerous visits to my regular GP within a few weeks they asked a more senior GP in for a consultation on me. It was at this point that the senior GP basically went mental at my GP for never referring me to a dermatologist.<br /><br />Anyway, off I went to my dermatologist appointment and I was offered a choice between Phototherapy and Immunosuppressants. Due to the severity of the Immunosuppressants option, I opted for Phototherapy three times a week. I was started at something like 12 seconds, with a 3 second increase every treatment. <br /><br />I was severely dubious about the treatment at first, but after a couple of weeks a really started to see a huge difference in my skin. As you are only allowed to go on it for 3 month blocks I have been on it twice in two years. Those 3 months are like heaven to me, I get to live a normal life for 3 months and not be in constant pain. After about a month of the treatment my skin would just start to rapidly heal, and even if I had an itching outbreak, the skin would heal so much quicker.<br /><br /> I was allowed to moisturise before it though, there was no mention of this to me, so I don’t know what that’s about. I did also suffer from sun stroke once or twice from it, which wasn’t great, but hey, a goggle sun tan looks great!!!<br /><br />Due to my current circumstances I have been unable to be on Phototherapy for two years now. I’m counting the days until I can get back on it and have my 3 months of normalcy. <br /><br />Peter<br />22yo<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463988665912494503.post-38010762978395413782013-02-27T13:51:18.999+00:002013-02-27T13:51:18.999+00:00My daughter who also has sever Eczema did light tr...My daughter who also has sever Eczema did light treatment for 2 months. For her this made things truly worse.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11481174503225143524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463988665912494503.post-68424081489313829902013-02-25T21:28:54.509+00:002013-02-25T21:28:54.509+00:00It didn't help in the slightest in my case I h...It didn't help in the slightest in my case I had treatment up to 3 mins 3 times a week for 3 months. It was complete waste of my time to be honest. I was born with eczema but only a little bit on the bend of my arms and knees until April 2011 when it went out of control now i'm covered from head to toe. I've had immunosuppressants, oral steroids, light therapy as well as lathering myself with emollients and potent steroid creams. The only relief I got is when I left London and traveled to Dubai and East Africa. Best three months of my life no medication and no emollients. Literally I would jump in the shower in the morning and wouldn't need to rush to put cream on my skin was perfect and looking normal again. Then I came back and within three weeks I was back on the oral steroids. I couldn't recreate the environment outside my body but I could on the inside. I cut out all junk food and stuck with whole foods, also I cut out dairy (sept 2012) and gluten since January this year. I was also a sugar addict I added sugar to everything, now haven't touch the stuff since last year. Instead I would get my sugar fix from fruits which unlike processed white cane sugar have nutritional benefits. In the morning I would substitute my breakfast with freshly made blueberry and pineapple juice (yum!). <br /> I'm not 100% partly due my own faults of sometimes not doing what I should but food plays a big role in eczema suffers. I know this because I haven't had a hospital admission since I changed my diet. I'm currently being tested for cealiac disease and food allergies. Eat clean and drink lots of water/ herbal teas. Hope this helps :)<br /><br />Mia Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10423605851397197803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463988665912494503.post-1194580811336747002013-02-22T12:07:17.909+00:002013-02-22T12:07:17.909+00:00I did it. I think the first time was about 7 years...I did it. I think the first time was about 7 years ago (I think I have been doing it for maybe 2 years - for few months) and I had a huge improvement in my skin. Obviously, it takes time, it could be months, you have to be very very patient, I know. <br /><br />I did it also last year starting in October, I saw a big improvement in March-April, but after one month it was as before. I think it was better because I was eating better and then I ate as before again. I can recommend you not to eat sugar, my skin is not perfect but with cutting out just sugar I can see a big change, a good change. Use brown sugar or honey instead. And don't eat junk food, it's bad for everyone anyway ;) .<br /><br />Be patient :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07662610903124676148noreply@blogger.com