Hi everyone!
I had eczema for about over three years now. It pretty much took
away my social life. It controlled what I would do. As a kid, I
always had allergies but it was just a little rash here and there
and I got to control it with lotion. As I entered my 30s, I noticed
I had dry patches of skin on my hands. I never thought about it as
being anything serious (little that I know). It kept progressing.
It got worse and worse this happened around when my father was ill
with lung cancer. I am sure the stress and having a new job with a
crazy boss didn’t help either as I have read that stress can worsen
your eczema. Now my hands don’t even look like hands anymore. It
has water bubbles underneath the skin and cracks which are painful.
My life has been a complete hell eversince. It is like having a
disease and not knowing what to do with it. For over two years, I
overdosed on steroid creams. I was so desperate already. I kept
putting it on like it was lotion. Even tho my mom (a nurse) told me
not to use steroid creams for long periods of time, out of
deseration I heed her warning. When I am out of the house, I hide
my hands at all times. i didn’t want anyone to see it. I had one
guy see it when I was paying for toll. I swear he almost jumped out
of his seat. I was so embarrassed I just wanted to die. As of now,
I am still suffering from severe eczema or psoriasis. I don’t use
steroid creams anymore. I wasn’t feeling good anymore everytime I
used it. I have done everything to soothe my hands. For months
now, I have been on the internet looking for answers. I came across
Shirley’s Wellness Cafe. It sorta gave me hope. It seems like I
have to give up alot of things that I love like junk food.
Honestly, I would give it all that up just to have normal hands. I
haven’t even shown my hands to my lover thinking he would leave me.
It is such an embarrassment. I started taking some flax oil, fish
oil capsules, and other oils she recommended. So far, the healing
is very very very slow with my hands. Actually I haven’t seen
changes since I have only been on it for a week. I am also gonna
try going on organic diet to detoxify my body. One thing I have to
say is that the little eczema(?) rashes I have on my knee and elbows
which isn’t really that bothersome has cleared up. I never had
perfect skin to begin with something I always dreamed of. So in
some aspect, the regimen is working. The little allergies I have on
my body is clearing up so I pray to God that my hands will begin to
heal slowly but surely. One thing I have to say when I started
taking flax oil is I have a weird feeling….kinda sleepy but not
really. I don’t know but at least it isn’t the type of feeling when
I put on steroid creams. I just wasnt feeling healthy anymore.
Another thing was in my early club youth going days, I took
ecstasy. I am not sure if that has anything to do with my body
being like what it is now. I am going to try the natural way of
healing my body. Please let me know if any of this natural stuff
really works. I am kinda doubtful but after reading articles in
Shirley’s Wellness Cafe. Alot of it makes sense. Please let me
know more of natural ways of healing and detoxifying one’s body. I
do think my body just needs to heal. Please put eczema as a heading
when you write responses. Thank you.