4.24.2006
Angry Again
Ill be leaving for the hospital tomorrow, my disease is making me crazy again so I need some time to 'rest'.
Anyway I will be away for 10 or 14 days... Hope I get at least a little bit better.
See ya ;)
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Hi Kioshi
Our 5 year old has terrible eczema, so I appreciate something of how you feel. I'm also sure you've been bombarded with "cures" until you're completely sick of them.
The only thing we've found that helps at all (not that much either) is a very good moisturiser called "Triceram" - a web search would find it. Stings like crazy as it goes on broken skin though, because it's a little acid.
Best wishes with the disease, can be extremely demoralizing I'm sure.
Martin
Our 5 year old has terrible eczema, so I appreciate something of how you feel. I'm also sure you've been bombarded with "cures" until you're completely sick of them.
The only thing we've found that helps at all (not that much either) is a very good moisturiser called "Triceram" - a web search would find it. Stings like crazy as it goes on broken skin though, because it's a little acid.
Best wishes with the disease, can be extremely demoralizing I'm sure.
Martin
Thanks Martin. Well, if you wanna talk to me, my email is vogueboy at gmail. I (and any dermatologist) would not recommend moisturizers that contain Urea. A good option (if you can afford it) is Trixera, Thermal spring water and Tolérance extréme from Avène. check here:
http://www.aveneusa.com/physicians/approach/trixera.asp
The BEST moisturizer is still one invented a very long time ago, it's called Cold Cream. Use it when the skin is too dry, it's oily but it's the best for these occasions. Avene makes it too I think.
Do not use anything that stings on wounds, these are intended to be used on healthy skin, or at least skin that is 'recovering', and by that I mean no open wounds, no broken skin.
BTW I have been trying to have a eczema forum going on at http://eczema.kioshi.org but nobody goes over there...
http://www.aveneusa.com/physicians/approach/trixera.asp
The BEST moisturizer is still one invented a very long time ago, it's called Cold Cream. Use it when the skin is too dry, it's oily but it's the best for these occasions. Avene makes it too I think.
Do not use anything that stings on wounds, these are intended to be used on healthy skin, or at least skin that is 'recovering', and by that I mean no open wounds, no broken skin.
BTW I have been trying to have a eczema forum going on at http://eczema.kioshi.org but nobody goes over there...
Thanks for the tip.
You know how it is with an ongoing chronic ailment like that, everyone has such a detailed knowledge of their own disease after years, they know more than most dermatologists even. We try not to try too many new things, just every now and then, because he's not a labrat :-)
regards
Martin
You know how it is with an ongoing chronic ailment like that, everyone has such a detailed knowledge of their own disease after years, they know more than most dermatologists even. We try not to try too many new things, just every now and then, because he's not a labrat :-)
regards
Martin
I do, martin.
As a doctor, I can assure you Cold Cream is the most 'neutral' cream you can find. And really, don't use anything that has urea on broken skin. Usually they are the creams that sting. The others I mentioned have no active principle (meaning they are not drugs, medications).
And I know the feeling, yes, sometimes I feel I'm a labrat using all those drugs and trying out new ones.
I hope your son follows the statistics and gets better by the age of 8 to 10, or at most in his teens. When it 'stays' past this age, it usually becomes complicated to control like mine.
Warm regards,
Mauro Kioshi.
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As a doctor, I can assure you Cold Cream is the most 'neutral' cream you can find. And really, don't use anything that has urea on broken skin. Usually they are the creams that sting. The others I mentioned have no active principle (meaning they are not drugs, medications).
And I know the feeling, yes, sometimes I feel I'm a labrat using all those drugs and trying out new ones.
I hope your son follows the statistics and gets better by the age of 8 to 10, or at most in his teens. When it 'stays' past this age, it usually becomes complicated to control like mine.
Warm regards,
Mauro Kioshi.
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