I have just had my six monthly checkup with my Dermatologist, Dr John Reed at Oxford Churchill Hospital. We were discussing his insistence that using steroids more frequently to dampen down and reduce inflammation would help my skin. It's a tough one, I always want to follow his advice but there is always a voice inside my head saying, "Don't use the steroids... they're … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2016
Show your eczema scars, scabs and nodular prurigo
It doesn't matter what your skin looks like. Don't miss out on being spontaneous, feeling the sun on your skin and getting those white legs out this summer. Watch my first vlog and #getyourskinout Don't be shy. Don't hide away. Who cares what people say? I have the scars from nodular prurigo on my legs at the moment, which have mostly healed now ie. no itchy lumps. But they … [Read more...]