Please Pray: Eczema Outbreak on Left Hand

[Hackdaddy]

I am having an eczema outbreak on my left hand that is driving me crazy. I went to one dermatologist and she gave me some medicine that is making it worse. I called back to the first dermatologist that I went to years ago (she fixed it first time) and I have an appointment on Monday morning first thing. This outbreak is so itchy and painful that I can't concentrate on anything else. Time seems to be owned by my eczema and it's driving up the wall.

Please pray that I find a cure and that it goes away. Please play for peace for this illness and distraction.

Thanks.

 

[Anti Existance]

Suffering from a skin disease myself, its unfortunate but most likely you need to avoid certain types of food,fluids,sunlight,or metals that go in your bloodstream and brake down your skin.

Its very important to find out what you should avoid.

 

[Battie]

I'm sorry. That's so miserable. I've been dealing with that problem for several years now. I have it all over in some places, but it's most visible on my hand.

I'm thinking that it started for me because I am allergic to certain metals, and I got it after wearing a cheap ring. It spread from there and wouldn't go away. I also have a dust allergy that seems to make it worse.

Cortizone may help, but probably not much. Some people find Elidel works but that might have been what the doctor gave you. I keep mine under control with lots and lots of lotion (even if your skin isn't dry, it's soothing). The most important thing, thought, is to leave it alone. It sounds obvious, but it's very difficult when you're out of you mind with the itchiness, or if you're just not thinking about it.

You might notice that it gets really bad in the dry winter. Make sure you wear gloves and keep the lotion handy. Try not to wash your hands any more than is necessary.

If your knuckles ever split (that's gross, but mine used to), a band-aid with Neosporin heals them up remarkably quickly.

To be honest, you may be in a rough ride for it if the trigger is something you can't avoid. After years of dealing with it, I got it to the point where it doesn't look too gross and I don't have any real cracks any more (it used to be so bad that I'd try to hide it with band-aids :-( ). Still, my skin does not look quite normal, and it can be embarrassing.

I don't know if any of that helped, but I hope at least you know that you're not alone.