Tag: eczema
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Henry’s T.S.W. Journey
We all may be walking beside each other, but our stories are never the same. Name: Henry Jones Age: 19 Work: Student (currently I’m at home due to TSW) Date of Withdrawal: 11/25/22 What type(s) of steroids did you use? Hydrocortisone 1%, Hydrocortisone OTC, Betamethasone Valerate 0.5% Ointment Are you on any other medication? No.…
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Raela’s T.S.W. Journey
We all may be walking beside each other, but our stories are never the same. Name: Raela Marie Villanueva Age: 50 Work: Self-employed Holistic Wellness Guide; I was a full-time caregiver to my mother during TSW 7/8/2019 until moving 7/8/2022 Date of Withdrawal: 7/8/2022 What type(s) of steroids did you use? Topical steroid creams –…
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Hanna’s T.S.W. Journey
We all may be walking beside each other, but our stories are never the same. Name: Hanna Kurimoto-Fischer Age: 22 Work: I work for a government agency from home Date of Withdrawal: 09/23/2022 What type(s) of steroids did you use? Topical and oral steroids – Elidel, Betamethasone cream and prednisone 3 rounds throughout the years…
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By a Thread
Recently, I spoke to a Topical Steroid Withdrawal comrade about Dupixent. Two distinct thoughts came up. One, the Sword of Damascus. As someone who loves fables and mythology, I needed refreshing on this story. In a “tale as old as time”, Damocles was an attendee in Dionysius’ court. He looked at all the king’s riches,…
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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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Liron’s T. S. W. Journey
We all may be walking beside each other, but our stories are never the same. Name: Liron Rosenberg Age: 42 Work: Early childhood Teacher Date of Withdrawal: February 2018 What type(s) of steroids did you use? Topical such as Elidel, Triamcinolone, Tacrolimus, hydrocortisone cream, oral prednison,e and Cortisone shot Are you on any other medication?…
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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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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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From Across the Pond
Hello loves! From down under, to state side, we have finally made our last round — across the pond! When it comes to this last leg of the tour, funding is imperative. If I am not able to raise all of the funds needed, I may have to cut off part of the US/UK tour,…
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In Remission
This word, remission, is highly associated with cancer patients. They get to ring a gong and celebrate the absence of their sickness. And after weeks, even months, of being tethered to chemo, hospital beds, and treatment schedules, they are thrust back into the world. Believe it or not, that is petrifying. When all you know…