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- 20/11/2011: Keeping going, busy
- 31/10/2011: Is it good or not?
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- 18/10/2011: Thumb sucking eczema disaster
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- 05/10/2011: Craig's fight for DLA for Pompholyx eczema
- 26/09/2011: Up and down but generally up!
Archive for October 2010
A bit of relaxation
24/10/2010 by Nicki.
Sometimes when your skin is really bad everyone is trying to solve it in the most logical way but really when you take a step back other things can help.
Pilates has really helped me de-stress, or Yoga as Clare mentioned before, focusing on something else for an hour can really take your mind off the itching and calm you down. It also helps that you don’t sweat as much as usual doing this kind of exercise, so you can still work out but without driving your skin mad…It’s important to find something to take your mind of things and I know that when my skin was really bad I didn’t want to go out or see anyone, but it really makes you feel better!
One of the best things I discovered, albeit a bit late at 21,was anti-itch cream. I had never thought about it before, just using creams given to me by the doctor and always complaining they didn’t stop the itching, without thinking they often aren’t designed to stop the itching…I think it’s also good to give your skin from heavy-duty creams and use something basic!
Nicki x
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The Mummy effect
12/10/2010 by Nicki.
One of the most successful treatments I’ve had is the wet bandage method, has anyone else tried it? It all seemed a bit strange when it was explained to me…cover yourself in emollient, then put warm damp tube bandages over the top. My bandages had punched holes in the end so every evening they would be tied together, so all in all I had them on my torso, legs and arms linked with string under my nightie.
My Mum tells the story of my Nan hitting the roof when she told her of the method and she thought we had all lost the plot, however something so simple was so relieving! It cooled my skin down and didn’t dry it out (due to the thick layer of emollient first) and an added plus was that I couldn’t itch my skin whilst I was sleeping.
I’ve heard a couple of people use the method since, has it worked for anyone else? When I had a relapse of bad eczema at university this was something I revisited and remembered why I loved it so much!
Nicki x
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