CURRENT STATUS OF MY SEVERE ECZEMA

Am I doing enough? Am I doing too much? Should I have seen bigger results by now? I’m hoping I’m just flaring up right now as opposed to a full regression because my skin is getting flaky again. Lots of dryness and flakiness. Lots of vacuuming and sweeping up after myself again. Lots of waking…

HOW TO (CURRENTLY) REMEDY ECZEMA

Is my current skin care routine keeping my eczema at bay or not? Suddenly I’m imagining Chris Pratt holding off those velociraptors in Jurassic World… but I digress. While my life-long eczema stand is still far from the pre-nose-dive it did 1.5 years ago, these past two months have seen lots of improvement. I know…

FLY ME TO THE… KENNEDY SPACE CENTER

Who hasn’t wanted to fly through space or bounce on the moon? While my childhood fantasies also included fighting aliens, history had at least proven the feasibility of the first two. That’s why we included the Kennedy Space Center as part of our Florida Northeast road trip. Unfortunately, the Center now only seems to host…

EczeMAD: Lots of medications

Do I need all these medications? I’m on a few medications for my severe eczema. CellCept (mycophenolate) is an immunosuppresent oral steroid I’ve been on for six months. My allergist prescribed me a low dosage (250 milligrams) with the intention of slooooowly chipping away at the severity of my eczema without shocking my skin. I’m…