Tag: topical steroid withdrawal
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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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On the Way Down
At this moment, I am living in a déjà vu. A loading matrix. It hit me on a sunset bike ride this week. While making my first documentary, Preventable, I was crushed inside this suffocating capsule. I was heartbroken, homesick for a place that wasn’t actually home, fighting for my life, and wondering why I…
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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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Leaning In
Narcissus, in greek mythology, is a god who falls in love with his reflection. Enthralled by his outer beauty, he sits by a bank of water and stares at his face in the water’s reflection, ignoring any hunger or thirst. He eventually dies right there, unable to meet his bodies needs because he was so…
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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,…