Update 17 months tsw and protopic withdrawal

Hi skin warriors!

Few update on my Skin. My hands are incredibly getting better right now compared Last week. Less flaking but when i went out today 0 degrees celcius I had an itch Fest for roughly 30 minutes.

Currency using lemongrass balm and zinc balm the home apothecary from etsy.

For my body I'm using avene trixera balm

For my Face I'm using eucerin atopicontrol.

My Problem area are still my arms and hands. But there are no cuts and soreness at the Moment! Hooray!

Have you guys heard of deer placenta or human placenta as supplement? i've checked the Internet and instagram. It's known to make the Skin supple and hydrated. Improves Skin texture, improves blood circulation etc. What are your thoughts?

I'm thinking of taking gluthathione but I'm still breastfeeding. So I'll pass for now.

Gluthathione is a very potent anti- oxidant. Our body produces gluthathione. It is also found in some fruits and vegetables.

In Asia, they use gluthathione for cosmetic purposes such as whitening and anti aging effects.
They Even have gluthathione in soaps and body lotions.

Maybe it will help lighten my Skin pigmentation damaged by the withdrawal. Bring back that supple glow.


http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-717-glutathione.aspx?activeingredientid=717&activeingredientname=glutathione

Hello october!

Skin wasn't that Bad on the First Few days if october

It was rash free, not that itchy, less red..flakes are fine like powder. Weird! 

After 2 days bam! I catch myself itching Again, Few itchy spots on my chest developed. I think i jinxed myself lol!

I was happy i can't help but Touch my Skin, my hands were flake free, still Rough Bit it felt like smooth for me compared on my Bad days. It was less red.but that was 3 days ago.

Anyway I took photos to document my progress.

Before I forget, I ate seafoods Last saturday and it was heavenly! I have no known allergy to seafoods but I have dustmite allergy and Cross allergy is possible. I observed myself whether I will turn red and itchy Few hours after eating and also the next Day. But no itching happened. I didn't take any anti histamines on that day 😁.

Area between nose and Upper lips have minimal flare issues

Rashes turned flat, still itchy at Times 

Red patches have subsided

Wake me up when September ends!

Oh how I hate September! Last Year i flared up pretty Bad and this Year it's just the Same. My rashes are spreading on my arms, thighs and back. There are also red patch on my arms..they look like red sleeves but not completely covered. A delayed red sleeves. 

I still eat gluten but in Moderation. I guess I really Need to stop eating Pasta, cakes, Cookies.. It's really hard to avoid those heavely goodies. Argh! They are my Comfort Food 😞

I recently added kefir, on my diet still taking probiotics, Iron With Vitamin C. By the Way, I'm still breast feeding.

Weather is getting cold. Skin is still dry. Here are my photo Updates for September.

This is my patchy red sleeve September 26

My dead Skin flakes eeew those are only on my both hands. 

Neck is ok now, knocks on Wood!

Flared up Again.

September 2014

Start of September means it's getting cold.. Yikes! Another harsh Temperature on my Skin is coming along the Way. I can Feel the cool breeze on my Face. Skin is getting drier on other Parts than usual. My legs are so dry and itchy. I hope they don't get eczema patches. 

I was too lazy to update my Blog, but i Managed to take picture of my Skin. So here it goes..tadaaa! 

Taken Last August 26

Little improvememts on my neck. Area between nose and mouth have like this for months. I lost count already haha!

My arms are getting Bad. I didn't noticed they became like this coz i Keep on focusing on my hands.

Stubborn area on my arm folds are itchy and sometimes they rashy too.

My arms Are Rough, itchy, red on some Spots. I don't know what's triggering it.

14 months withdrawal 😙

Before Writing this Blog, I just gave myself a good scratch on my hands. Damn it Feels so good but unfortunately I scratched it too hard and it cut Open and now it's sore 😞😫

My hands are going through another Cycle. My middle Finger is sore. I think it's infected. I can't Bernd my knuckles on my middle finger. It's weeping, flaking and painful. I don't want to go to the derm coz i know for sure that she will only give me steroids.

Improvements: i can put on make up ( did this since may 2014) no redness etc.
Neck is also improving lil patches here and there.

Flare ups:

Left hand is miserable specially Index Finger, middle and pinky. They're oozing, flaky and red
Right hand is Starting to ooze as well. Thumb is in Bad condition i got cut from scratching. Index Finger is Starting to get itchy and dry.

Arms Are Rough and itchy with dry patches. Arm folds are still discolored.

I love picking  at my Skin! I can't help it! I know i shouldn't be doing it. But i think i developed it as a Hobby during tsw. I Must stop it soon.

I still eat junkfoods in minimal amount. Last Night I had fries, Pizza. Boy it was yummy

I lost weight after i tried to Control what I eat. It's hard to be on gluten free, Dairy free or vegan diet. I can't do it 😔

I now weigh 40kgs. I can See it on my Face. I avoided a lot of Foods thinking that i might be allergic to it. Still nothing has changed. I just lost weight.

My hands are so ugly, they are discolored, itchy and they look nasty. It's so depressing.

July photo update

Welcoming july with new flare ups! My hands are killing me!

My inner elbow started with itchy rashes Again. It was clear in june.

Itchy rashes started to appear on the 2nd week of july. They look like goosebumps, red and itchy though.

Look at those Tiny holes under the skin after i peeled it. Eeewww!

Middle Finger slowly healing (left), thumb is on a Break. So I took a picture 😄

Add caption

One Year Mark photo update

I stopped using topical steroid and protopic on june 13, 2013 because i found out that I'm pregnant.. Tsw is Not easy specially when you're pregnant. But I went through it for my Little one.

Here are the update photos of my Skin after hitting my First Year anniversary.

 My neck got better Last may. Also had it Diamond peeled to lighten the discoloration of my neck.

 My wirst is getting Worse this june. I don't know why it flared up like this. Tsw is so unpredictable.

 New flare ups on my upper right leg, Few patches on my neck started to appear after I took photo Last june 19th. And a new flare up on the crease of my right elbow.

This is new to me...my Worst nightmare, the one behind the knees! I don't want them coz i had it when i was a Child. My legs were spared during the beginning of withdrawals. Lord god please stop this illness. 

I don't know if i reacted to something that I ate.. Probably carrots. But this is the First time my chest itched after it healed. If you look at my chest Last Year it was horrible! Please not again..

This is my 1 Year flare. New Spots which i Never Applied steroids on

1st Year anniversary TSW

Hooray for my First Year anniversary!!! Time flies so fast. It's Been a Year already..

Last May, we went to the Philippines for vacation. I was scared that i would flare up because of the climate. Luckily, my eczema patches dried up specially the one on my arms. We also went to the Beach..i thought Salt water would aggravate the wounds from my scratching but it didn't. Thank goodness! Warm climate plus the Beach really helped me.

Regarding of the Foods that i ate during vacation, I ate everything..no exception from cakes, meat, processed Foods etc. I don't want to stress myself during vacay. no Bad flare up though!

I also attended a wedding Last june. I got to wear make up. No Irritation at all. I also had facial done. It was Sooo good!

2 days ago, we came back from our vacation. I started to notice red itchy Spots on my wirst down to the sides of my arms.. Arrrggh! Must be the 1 Year flare. Anyways, I'll post pictures from vacay and my Skin in the next Few days..

Goodluck and we will be healed! Don't give up!

Update photos

So for the past 3 days I started to eat Cookies and biscuits. My right Palm was healing at that time. All of a sudden after days of eating processed foods it got itchier! Aaagh I should've taken pictures of my Palms when they were better.. *sigh 

Neck has some dry patches, still itchy at times.

Hands continue to flare up

10 months tsw

My month 9 tsw was the Worst. I thought I was healing in january, I saw my Skin getting better. But as March came my Skin flared up. My hands are really dry, flaky, red and inflammed. My Arms Are rashy and some red patches Are Starting to develop Again.

My neck is getting ok, have to deal with some dry Patch Every now and then.

By the Way, Last March I started to collect my dead Skin on a small zip lock bag. I know it's disgusting but looking at it and how much skin I shed everyday makes me realize how toxic this withdrawal is. I hate it! I want it to end already!

Sometimes i think of slathering protopic on my hands. I haven't thrown my stash yet.

We'll go on vacation on May and i want my skin to Look Good. We'll be visiting our relatives back home and I know I will get sick and tired of explaining what I am going through. Oh the weather also bothers me. It'll be 35 degrees celcius or more. I hope Not to flare up badly due to Summer Heat.

If I use Steroids or protopic for the sake of my vacation, I'll be back to Square one.

This horrible nightmare makes me feel that I am Not a good mom. Because of my Skin, my hubby bathes our son coz my hands hurt. Sometimes i get easily irritated and impatient when he cries and I Start to scratch and Feel Bad about not having to Comfort my son. Deep inside i Wanna give up.

It Feels good to scratch Till it hurts. I will only stop if it bleeds. I know i Must Not do it coz it will only infect the Skin.

Arrrgh i just want to be myself Again.

9 Months steroid free/ protopic free

Well congrats on the 9 months.. But sandly I welcomed it with a flare. Both of my hands started to flare up end of february. It started to form rashes, shedding Tons of Skin everyday. And it's so darn itchy and sore from cuts.

My healed Arms developed itchy rashes. The inner side of my left elbow felt warm and itchy.

My Chest area is also rashy and itchy. I don't know if it's stress related but ever since I panicked Few weeks ago because of the Health of my baby. These bloody rashes started to appear.

Baby is 4 months old now and still breast feeding.

DAY 250 TSW- Super dry Hands

So after my child‘s birth, my arms and neck got slowly better. But my hands started to flare up.

I hope it will get better soon, because taking care of a newborn baby with so itchy scaly hands is so difficult. 

all of my fingers are covered with flaky eczema

flaky fingers so itchy!

my legs and neck are almost back to normal

Remembering Dr. Fukaya‘s blog regarding the Types of Eruptions as seen on his book Color Atlas  of Steroid withdrawal from Corticosteroid patients with A.D http://www18.ocn.ne.jp/~steroids/eng.html

I classified mine as the type 3 which is the Geographically Diffusing Pattern. It says the type 3 is sometimes accompanied by a severe eczema on the hands.

taken around July 2013

DEC 26, 2013

DAY 241 TSW

I couldn‘t believe I‘ve reached day 241. 

So as promised here are the photos of my hands. Healed or not, they look a lot different from my previous photos. After I gave birth, lots of skin shedding happened on my arms. I think the IV infusion helped a bit. I don‘t know, It‘s just my theory. It dried up then all of a sudden slowly getting back to normal. My hands flared the last, so I guess they will heal the last also.

My almost healed arms

mini flare on my right thumb

the tiny cuts are such pain in the ass

sooo itchy!