I’ve got small patches off eczema trying to break through on my arms and hands but I’m keeping it at bay with the Eumovate cream.  I’m hoping that once the weather starts to get warmer and dryer the eczema will die it.  For now its my best hope of a cure.

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Similiar to what I've got/had

It first appears as a small scratch or itchy patch of eczema – skin inflammation – on seemingly healthy skin. A small red, itchy spot quickly develops into a blister containing a yellow substance.

Later, the top of the blister becomes crusty and weeps while new blisters develop in the same place or on other parts of the body. Impetigo usually begins on the face, especially around the corners of the mouth, the nose and back of the ears.

I started getting really dry lips a couple of weeks ago and then they started to become itchy and scratchy.  I thought it might be a cold sore but as I’d not had one before I wasn’t sure.  I tried some Zovirax but it didn’t make it any better.  Next I tried some Blistex cream which is for dry and damaged lips.  This kept them moist if I used it regularly but the itchy persisted and soon little bubbles or blisters where appearing.  When I’d wake up in the morning my lips would be covered in a a layer of yellow crust as the blisters had wept in the night.  Not only was this painful but it was now starting to look very gross!

I thought it must be eczema as I have had weeping eczema before but I spoke to a few people and they suggested it might be impetigo.  After doing some reading on the web it looked like I would need to see a doctor.  I booked my appointment and told them the symptoms and they said it was likely to be impetigo.  I got a prescription for some Fucidin cream which is fusidic acid and started applying it three-four times a day with instruction from the doctor to come back in a week if it had not cleared up.  Within a day it was starting to get better and by day four it was almost gone and the lips were no longer so dry.  But then I woke up this morning on day six and the blisters and the golden crust was back!  Looks like impetigo might be an formidable opponent as eczema!

Eczema as Art

Buy 40″ eczema print from Amazon, I think it would make a lovely gift!

The only thing I have tried that will clear up a patch of eczema everytime I’ve used it is Eumovate:

You can get it over the counter at places like Boots or get it online at Amazon.

Click here to buy Emovate from Amazon

They are available from Mediband and are only a couple of quid.

They also do a wallet card that lists your allergies etc.

The patch that started this blog is looking a bit red after being gone for months and there is a little patch on my right wrist.

Today I noticed about a 3″ cirular patch on the inside of my right elbow.

I’m guessing its to do with stress and I know what’s causing my stress at the moment, just not sure what to do about it…

Update: just as this batch came it has gone. In the last few days I have started getting an itch on right calve which I am using Eumovate on which should clear it up.

In France patients with severe skin conditions are referred by their GPs for a minimum three-week stay at the Avène Hydrotherapy Centre.

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I posted a comment on a previous post saying how I was eczema free.

Looks like I spoke a bit too soon…

I am still using the Eumovate cream on the initial patch on my hand.
I’ve got little spots of eczema on my forearms and upper arms which I am using the cream on to keep at bay.
I had a blister on my big toe which didnt heal and turned into eczema, the cream is keeping this away but I have to use it every day.
The skin on my cheeks is quite dry but is not eczema yet.
There is some suspicious looking dry patches of skin just infront of my ears but hopfully it won’t become eczema.

Summer is nearly here so hopefully that will help with the dry skin and maybe cure the eczema?

I am quite stressed at the moment as I am arranging a stag do and have a best man’s speech to give at a wedding in about a month.  Plus I am skint as usual and have some relationship issues to deal with!

“Wow” I thought.  I never realised so many people would check my blog.  Turns out my progress pictures are on the first page of a Google image search for ‘eczema’.

I wonder if anyone is reading my posts after viewing the images?