Category: TSW Stories
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Kelsie’s T.S.W. Journey
We all may be walking beside each other, but our stories are never the same. Name: Kelsie Lorenz Age: 31 Work: Teacher. I had to go on medical leave Date of Withdrawal: April 29, 2020 What type(s) of steroids did you use? Topical only-elecon Are you on any other medication? No but went on Dupixent…
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Katherine’s T.S.W. Journey
We all may be walking beside each other, but our stories are never the same. Name: Katherine Spiech Age: 26 Work: Clinical Study Assistant at MAPS MPBC (was about to go to medical school but had to put that on pause when I got sick) Date of Withdrawal: 05/24/2021 What type(s) of steroids did you…
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Cat’s T. S. W. Journey
We all may be walking beside each other, but our stories are never the same. Name: Catarina Sams Age: 33 Work: Project Manager Date of Withdrawal: First in 2020, then got hospitalized with eczema herpeticum and given steroids. Now steroid free and actually completely medication free since January 2022 What type(s) of steroids did you…
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Charley’s T. S. W. Journey
We all may be walking beside each other, but our stories are never the same. Name: Charley Age: 23 Work: Teacher, not lost my job but had a lot of days off Date of Withdrawal: November 30th 2022 What type(s) of steroids did you use? Oral and topical. Predisone, hydrocortisone, eumovate, beclomethasone Are you on…
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Grace’s T.S.W. Journey
We all may be walking beside each other, but our stories are never the same. Name: Grace Beeby Age: 31 Work: Practice Manager Date of Withdrawal: July 6th, 2020 What type(s) of steroids did you use? Hydrocortisone – both cream and ointment, Beta cream, Mometasone, Dermol (some others when I was younger but I can’t…
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Mo’s T.S.W. Journey
We all may be walking beside each other, but our stories are never the same. Name: Mo Ali Age: 29 Work: No career yet. Currently in university doing Accounting & Finance. I just took a gap year and will return next year to university. Date of Withdrawal: January 2014 What type(s) of steroids did you…
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Nicole’s T.S.W. Journey
We all may be walking beside each other, but our stories are never the same. Name: Nicole Age: 36 Work: Program Manager Date of Withdrawal: April 14th 2020 What type(s) of steroids did you use? Clobetasol Propionate USP .05%, Hydrocortisone Butyrate .1% Are you on any other medication? No Do you have a supportive doctor?…
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Maartje’s T.S.W. Journey
We all may be walking beside each other, but our stories are never the same. Name: Maartje Francisco Age: 40 Work: I’m independent working in my salon at home. Date of Withdrawal: 04-01-2014 What type(s) of steroids did you use? Bethamethasone and dermovate and a form of Vaseline. Are you on any other medication? No…
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Lauren’s T.S.W. Journey
We all may be walking beside each other, but our stories are never the same. Name: Lauren Du Pree Age: 33 Work: Actor, vocalist, writer, filmmaker Date of Withdrawal: 11/4/2014, did the Dr. Aron regimen from 2016 – 2019, then stopped that 4/1/2019 What type(s) of steroids did you use? Protopic, Mometasone Furoate, Triamcinalone, Dr.…