P-Vate Eczema Cream
Up until now I have been using Eumovate eczema which you can get over the counter (OTC) from Boots chemists in England. It says not to use it for more than seven days in a row but I have been using it for a few years with no side-effects so far. As long as I keep using it the eczema stays away but as soon as I stop with the cream the eczema comes back. Although sometimes the eczema does go away but another patch will always spring up in another area.
Recently another small patch sprung up on the end of my right-hand little finger. It was around the nail area and soon spread to the two fingers next to it. As usual I smothered the patches in Eumovate but it was quite a stubborn patch and after about a month or so of daily Eumovate use, although it had calmed down a bit, it was still there. My Eumovate cream ran out and normally I’d go and buy some more but as I’m now living in Thailand I couldn’t find any. I went into a chemist and asked them if they had any eczema cream and they gave me some P-Vate clobetasol propionate cream. The pharmacist said it was very strong and not to use it for more than a few days. I got home and applied the cream and by the next day the skin was already looking much better and now a week later of applying the cream around three times a day it is almost gone.
I don’t know much about this type of cream so hope there are no long term risks of using it long term but for now I am very happy with it.
Eczema on my Thumb Joint part II
In my previous post I posted some photos of my eczema before I started using any cream on it. This photo was taken 21 days after the last set during which I had been applying Eumovate cream 2-3 times per day every day. As you can see it has gotten much better.
Eczema 3 June 2009 photo #1
Eczema on my Thumb Joint
A few years ago I posted photos of the eczema on my right hand just below where my thumb starts. Using Eumovate cream I managed to get rid of that patch of eczema after many months of use. It went quite quickly once using the cream but if I stopped it would come back just as quick. But after a year or so it stopped coming back. Now I have another patch on the same hand but a bit closer to my thumb on the thumb joint. I went on holiday and didn’t take my Eumovate cream with me and after a week the patch of eczema had gotten quite big. Here are some photos of it as its peak. Enjoy!
Eczema 13 May 2009 photo #1
Eczema 13 May 2009 photo #2
Eczema 13 May 2009 photo #3
Dry Skin on my Face
My eyelids have been quite dry and itchy for a few weeks now but now next to my eye I have got a small patch of dry skin that looks suspiciously like eczema!
Eumovate, the cream I have been using says not to use it on your face as it can damage the skin which is a shame as it has worked wherever I have put it before. Hopefully it won’t develop into full blown eczema as I don’t think I’d be too happy with it on my face!
The only thing that cures Eczema for me 100%
I’ve tried a fair few things and some have worked somtimes whilst some have done nothing at all.
The only thing I have tried that will clear up a patch of eczema everytime I’ve used it is Eumovate:
Of course, it nearly always comes back but its better than nothing.
You can get it over the counter at places like Boots or get it online at Amazon.
Click here to buy Emovate from Amazon
Cick here to buy Emovate from Boots
Back for Christmas
Maybe its the winter, maybe its the stress of Christmas approaching but either way the eczema is making a comeback.
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 calf which I am using Eumovate on which should clear it up.