While I was in hospital (for a month) following my MVR I developed a really itchy rash. Despite treating it with prescribed moisturiser, low dose steroid cream and antibacterial/antifungal cream I still have it 9 weeks later.
I saw my Dr today (face to face) and she diagnosed discoid eczma and prescribed a high dose steroid cream. I have never had eczma and am in my 50s. The theory is that stress has caused it.
Has anyone else had anything similar?
I can’t edit the spelling of eczema!
I had a bad reaction to a certain IV antibiotic. Extreme on left leg with variations on hands etc. I’ve been using SBC propolis gel, night and day, it’s taken a long time, but my skin is now pretty good. A lot of good reviews on line. Bought my latest gel from eBay. Hope this helps.
Thanks Bobbie. I had so many different drugs it’s hard to know what the cause is, but I’ll giveSBC Propolis a try. The itching is driving me crazy and it’s not somewhere that I can scratch in public (buttock)!
I'd also recommend E45 Itch Relief cream. Worked a treat when I had itchy calves due to meds and was scratching them till they got red and sore.
Thanks valerie. It hadn’t occured to me that it may be a side effect of a drug.
Yes, the front of my calves used to get really itchy, which baffled me, and then someone on here mentioned that the side-effect of one of my meds (can't remember which one) caused itchiness, specifically on the lower legs! Anyway, tried a few things, but the E45 Itch Relief cream stopped the itching so my skin could heal and I haven't had a recurrence since.
I wonder would the e45 itch relief help my son. He has terribly itchy excema on his legs and feet and scratches them until they bleed. The itch drives him mad. He's only 7 x
Oh, poor little chap - how horrid for him! I just checked the box and it can be used to treat eczema. It's a natural product - it doesn't contain nasties like steroids - so it could be worth a try. I do hope it helps. x
I had a really bad rash on my calf, very itchy. On being referred to a consultant I was told it was stress. I was given an ointment that reduced the itching, but never really got rid it entirely.
Now I have heart problems and two OHS in the last 3 years I am on a shed load of meds and it's gone away!!
Strange isn’t it!
I got eczema on my face about 6 months after I was diagnosed with HF almost 4yrs ago). Mine got so bad parts of my face was raw and bleeding from sores. I was prescribed the itch relief E45 cream which I still use ( but buy from a chemist) as I get flare ups every so often.
I was also prescribed Cetradon which is much thicker cream but also takes the pain out of the eczema. Again I ensure I always have some of that too just in case.
It’s worse in the winter than the summer when it clears up almost completely.
It also clears up when we are on holiday in a warmer climate, and this year when the weather has been so warm down in the South East I’ve not had any problems apart from occasional tingling on the skin.
I don’t wash my face just use cleansing cream to clean my face with soft cotton wool - that makes a difference too. But I lightly splash water on it after removing any make up.
I’ve been able to use almost any cream on my face without incident since my teenage years so this was a bit of a shock!
Fiona
With a lot of eczema and psoriasis sunlight is beneficial, something to do with the UV rays, unless you are one of the unlucky ones where it makes it worse. So exposing the skin to the Sun for short periods even in winter would help.
As a very young child I went to hospital for what was called 'Sun ray treatment', I sat in front of a Sun lamp for a time and was quite miffed that I didn't need to undress, unlike the little boy next to me who was in his underpants. This was 70 years ago so I expect that this is no longer considered safe or has been updated, probably by creams and lotions.
Oh what memories! I to had sunray treatment about the age of 9/10 but I had to have a coal tar bath first, a good soak! Then I was coated with coal tar ointment that was so thick you could use a spatula to put it on. A cure? Of course not! At 79 I still have it on various parts of my body. Does it bother me? No, I just cover it up as best I can. I imagine there are many of you who had the same luxurious treatment.
I used to a drug rep and sold a cream for eczema which meant that I went onto hospital wards. There was a hospital in Stoke or Stafford that I loved visiting because I love the smell of coal tar!
The issue is that the eczema is on my buttock so unless I’m in a swimsuit I can’t get the sun on it!
We went to Lanzarote in Jan this year and then the weather got unusually warm down in the south-east pretty early on so I have not had any flare ups at all this year. Thankfully, as it is very painful and then the finishing touch is everyone looking at your face wondering what has happened😭
Sorry Iris I don’t think I’d noticed the location.
Well that’s not easy to treat except by sun or a sun bed is it?
Salt water is good for sore skin - thinking nappy rash on babies, and a dip in the sea along with some cream bought from a chemist in Spain worked a treat for my children when they were at that stage. Some nappy rash can be awful. You could try a bath with lots of salt in the water or a bidet if you have one?
At least it stops me scratching it in public 
I agree with much of the above as the only time my psoriasis almost disappeared was during the years I spent in Ecuador and it was the Sea and Sun combo. When it started at the age of 5 a doctor told mum that I was living in the wrong climate and later on that I would never suffer from stomach problems. They would always affect only my skin. Wrong. Another told mum I had too much hair! So I had to lose my lovely long, thick hair. The worst was being told at about 10 that it would improve if I had my tonsils out which I did. And no it didnt! Ho0w things have changed. I was still using the thick ointment when I was 16 and working in an office. To protect clothes and my work I got some pull on bandages for my arms. The manager asked to see me and wanted to know why I was wearing long white gloves in work! What fun!
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