I've been having oxygen therapy now for a couple of months so what have I found? Has it helped? What are the benefits? Well I'm going, once a week now, so that tells you something. Full of energy - Straight after a session, I often feel a bit sleepy. It is so calming inside the chamber, so quiet and a real opportunity for an hour of down time, reading, listening to music … [Read more...]
Protopic addiction – can’t reduce the dose
I think I'm addicted to Protopic. There, I've said it. I am trying to cut back my dose but I can't. I daren't. Life is just so good now since I discovered that I just cannot let go. No, I can't. Is this addiction? I've been using Protopic now since July this year so not that long, and in that time I feel transformed. It really has completely changed the way I look, the way I … [Read more...]
Oxygen Therapy for eczema and allergies
This week I've been doing something very peculiar. I've been diving to great depths, but not the kind of diving that involves water. I've just started an intensive month of oxygen therapy at The Chilterns MS Centre in Halton. Before I go any further, I do not have MS but I am very proud to live so close to such an amazing facility for those who do. It is a charity which is very … [Read more...]
Eczema friendly soothe bamboo pyjamas for adults
To celebrate National Eczema Week the amazing people at Everything for Eczema have offered you lot a chance to win a pair of these amazing SOOTHE bamboo pyjamas, made especially for adults with eczema, psoriasis or dermatitis. If you have eczema you will know that night time is often the most itchy time of the day; the warmth of your bed creating the perfect environment for … [Read more...]
Living with Eczema book, Mom asks, Doctor answers
You know how it is. If you're lucky you're actually seeing a specialist dermatologist but most of you are probably going backwards and forwards to your GP, desperate to find answers, always leaving with more questions than you arrived with. Steroids and emollients and the suggestion to stop scratching being the extent to the pearls of wisdom you'll receive. I know I always … [Read more...]