Stories

At only a few years old I was diagnosed with eczema, asthma, and seasonal allergies (the typical package deal) but all were well managed. It wasn't until my 20's that...

I was diagnosed with eczema as a baby. Mom said I had a patch of eczema that wouldn't clear up. Finally, my pediatrician relented and told her to take me...

I've spent years as a patient of the UK NHS dermatology being prescribed steroid creams, steroid pills, immunomodulators & all the different moisturiser creams, ointments, gels etc etc. Also trying...

“FDA approves ‘game-changer’ drug for serious cases of eczema” I read New York Post in March 2017. I immediately jumped up from the sofa and ran to the home office...

The name I chose sounds funny to me, but I am the opposite of her. I am 72 and have been married to a wonderful man for 52 years. I...

I experimented with all sorts of lotions, both over the counter and prescription. I found that baby oil with tea tree oil added, about a tablespoon of tea tree oil...

I suffered with eczema from age 2 to 4... Then from age 12 to age 26 on my hands... called hand eczema/atopic dermatitis/dyshidrotic eczema. A mixture of triamcinolone, coal tar...

Congratulations to the winner of the Your Story, Our Illustration Giveaway! "Transformation" is a figurative story about feeling trapped due to being bedbound with eczema. Sometimes we just want to...

My story began when I was 3, so my mother told me. (I remember from the age of 4-5.) At any rate, it's been 60 plus years that I have...

Hi my name is Ashley. I feel like I could write a book on Eczema as I have had this my whole life. In and out of some of the...

My daughter's story.. From birth it started as being born with orange colored skin. I asked the doctor about if this was normal. THEN I KNEW I WAS IN FOR...

Hi my name is Jane and I have suffered from eczema as long as I can remember. I am 68 years old, living in Tennessee, and happily retired. My skin...

I had AD for a year on the back of my hands, open weeping sores. Bad. Was using different prescriptions from the dermatologist when my wife suggested using Carmex lip...

I developed a skin condition just a few months ago which was diagnosed as ‘Psoriasis’ and actually looks a lot like eczema. Since then, I have been drinking a minimum...

I've had atopic dermatitis since 1992, and it's most definitely been a journey... It's changed my overall life...the scars...the not being able to live a normal life has taken its...

I’m 33 now, but the eczema in my ear canal began 3 years ago when I was working in a nightclub. I assume it was the stress of working over...

Constant pain, itching, bleeding, lack of sleep. Dead skin in your nails and always feeling dirty. You want to forget it exists but every time you look in the mirror...

My 8 year old son has severe eczema. It’s so upsetting to see him go through this. We have tried everything to help his skin. Today we were in once...

Hello this is my husband's story, well, mine too because I live it with him. It all began after back to back steroid injections in back. He then broke out...

I was diagnosed with atopic dermatitis at the age of two. My mum did an awesome job of teaching me how to manage it when I was young. I was...