The Calm After a Flare I was shocked that last flare was shorter than previous ones. It was still VERY intense though, especially the nerve pain with the burning. If you are going through Topical Steroid Withdrawal make sure you get out of the house as much as you can during the calm periods.  I… Continue reading The Calm After a Flare

Had to Leave Work Early Today Due to Intense Month 9 Flare Yes, another day of flaring during my 9th Month.  It lasted only a little over a week actually. I had read about this dreaded 9th month flare on the ITSAN.org website forum by a few people. I was hoping it would bypass me,… Continue reading Had to Leave Work Early Today Due to Intense Month 9 Flare

Nerve Pain, Chills And Oozing From Topical Steroid Withdrawal All flared up again! Here just watch the Video….

Yes ladies and gentlemen just when I thought the worse was over I entered into my 9 month of Topical Steroid Withdrawal with another big flare. My face is all a mess, eyes kinda swollen, skin tingling too, getting a warm flushed “skin raising” feeling before the facial snowfall occurs…all I can do is shake… Continue reading Month 9: Another Big Flare and My First Youtube Video

Well….as of the 15th of this month I am officially in my 8th month of Topical Steroid Withdrawal. Yay me! I cannot believe I actually made it this far without losing my mind! I physically feel okay right now, as of this writing but that changes from day to day. I am getting real tired… Continue reading 8th Month Update

Minimizing My Topical Steroid Withdrawal Symptoms Since July of 2013 I have bee suffering from a plethora of symptoms stemming from stopping (cold turkey) the use of topical steroid creams and ointments prescribed by Dermatologist after Dermatologist throughout the years.  Now realizing that my true eczema most likely burnt out  during my teenage years (ie,… Continue reading Minimizing My Topical Steroid Withdrawal Symptoms

My Neck Has Treads Yes Ladies and Gentlemen….my neck has officially landed into tire-looking status.  I swear,  if my car got a flat tire I could use it as a spare. Now that that joke is over let me tell you what’s going on: 1.  My neck is ugly, swollen, discolored, dry, itchy, flaky and… Continue reading My Neck Has Treads

Moisturizer Withdrawal Yes, I am trying to withdraw from moisturizing because from what I know and have read, the skin seems to heal better.  I am not saying that this is true for everyone suffering from this but I feel it might be.  I was able to do it successfully from the upper chest down,… Continue reading Moisturizer Withdrawal

A Few Good Fingers Okay, so I have a few good fingers left and took some pictures of my beautiful thumb that is on my left hand for the first picture.  My whole hand (both of them) used to be pretty. It’s also as smooth as butter and I have no clue why.  I hope… Continue reading A Few Good Fingers

A Face Destroyed By Topical Steroids Yes indeed, that is my story. My face was destroyed by this mess. I had no clue that this was going to happen.  The first thing people see when they look at you is your face, period, space, space. When you look a hot mess they will wonder and… Continue reading A Face Destroyed By Topical Steroids