I’m a bit late with this blog entry as I’m already 2 weeks beyond my 5th month…there haven’t been any significant changes compared to two weeks ago though.
Unfortunately my skin seems to have gotten worse again, although it’s still not as bad as the first two months of TSW. The Elidel cream doesn’t seem to do much for me anymore. The past month, I used it twice a day all over my body (I’ve never used that much before, as I usually only did the worst parts of my body), as told by my dermatologist, but no improvement at all… . I’m considering to stop, at least for a little while. If my skin stays more or less the same without the cream, I don’t see why I would continue using it. It’s still some sort of medication after all. If it gets a lot worse again though, I might pick it up again.
With the effect of Elidel wearing off, my excessive (night)sweating seems to cause more skin-damage. I honestly don’t understand where all this sweat comes from since it’s already so cold outside?! Together with that foul smell, I’d definitely consider it one of my worst and debilitating symptoms at the moment. I feel like my skin would be so much better without this damn sweating!
That is, of course, if I get rid of infection as well… . I have some infected spots (probably staph considering the yellow-orange crust) that won’t go away despite consistantly applying an antibacterial cream. I now ordered a gel online that specifically kills the Staphylococcus Aureus bacteria in hopes that might help the condition of my skin. The product’s called “Gladskin Eczema”.
There are also times I have these little pimples on my body (nothing new, but I think it’s the first time I didn’t forget to mention it and took some pictures). I’ve noticed them on my arms, legs, face, fingers and cleavage. I wonder if they are a sign of infection as well.
Some symptoms have gotten better the past month. The intense itching doesn’t come out of the blue anymore, for instance. It usually has a clear reason now, like sweating or irritating clothes. My sleeping also somewhat improved. I still wake up a lot at night (usually because of the sweating I think) but I don’t lie awake as long as I used to. Still seem to need A LOT of sleep though!
Now, I think that was it for this month. So now, as always, my skin as I woke up today:
My Poisoned Skin 
It’s not sweat, it’s ooze, disgusting stuff! Two years in and I no longer get it all over, just under my arms and sometimes around my neck! If you haven’t already you should check out itsan.org, there is lots of information on TSW and RSS and a great forum where everyone knows what you’re going through! Good luck!
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How can you tell whether it’s sweat or ooze?
Thank you, good luck to you as well!
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The main thing is the smell, it’s different to your normal sweat smell. It’s called exudate, it’s coming from your blood vessels and is a side effect of the inflammation. Goes well with the red sleeves and edema!.
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Oh okay, then I guess it’s indeed ooze…but can you also ooze in typical sweat-zones like your armpits then (’cause most of the smell is located there)? And when the skin is not raw but really dry and flaky?
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Yes you can. That is one of the worst spots for me, the arm pits. It itches like crazy then goes sort of wet for a while with ooze (can’t be sweat when I’m sitting doing nothing). I really encourage you to visit itsan.org and the forum there.
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