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…
Tag: dry skin
ARE YOU ECZE-MAD?
Bum ba da daaaaaa! TSING! (That’s the rumble of a bass drum followed by a cymbal in case you couldn’t figure that out) Introducing… EczeMAD! EczeMAD will be my video blog about living and dealing with eczema (Read here). I plan to produce those short videos alongside this blog. Both the typed and the video…
OFF THE ORAL STEROIDS AND BRACING MYSELF
WARNING: A couple very real graphic photos ahead. I’m bracing myself—I’m nervous. I’m scared. Why haven’t I posted any eczema statuses recently? I’ve been on drugs for the past month and a half! After months of mostly following a strict diet and skin care routine, I had hope for improvement back in April. Then suddenly…
THE EVOLUTION OF MY SKIN
Suddenly my skin turned the color of sun-burnt stones cross-lined with cement streaks. I was able to boldly stroll into the red-bricked concert hall because no one could see past my natural camouflage!… Ummm yeah… I wish my true story of skin evolution sounded like something from X-Men but for the all the negativity surrounding…
