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So, Its 2.30 am and I just got back form the hospital.

Long story short: My exczema covers nearly my entire body now and is very dry and painful. I went to the doctor last week, she said it wasnt that bad, stop using my steriod cream, moisturise more and take antihistimines.

Exczema got worse. I havent been sleeping. Took some VERY powerful painkillers at the weekend I shouldnt even have owned, STILL had to OD on them to sleep.

Went to work Monday. Exczema so hot you could boil eggs on me. Spreading down my hands now. Got home, had to go back for meeting, come home take 2, exczema more painful than it has ever been. Feels like someone pouring neat alcohol over a graze the size of my whoel body.

Have high pain threshold... STILL actually for first time in life SCREAM lungs out from pain. Family decide I need hospital. Hospital decides Im not sick enough for them. Get sent to doctor's wing at hospital. BArd promises to come with, then falls asleep cos he's been drinking JD all night and doesnt come.
Doctor agrees exczema VERY bad. Need to see normal GP for creams come morning, try and get sick note for some time off work, and take BUCKET of tablets in mean time - 8 in total. Get home to do so, Bard is passed out over ENTIRE bed, still clothed. Shake him awake to get undressed. He thinks he IS undressed and wont take his clothes off. I give up and stomp out of room to put creams on, he's still hurling abuse. And they call STELLA 'wife beater'?!

Come back, he's asleep on HIS side of the bed undressed at last, I take my 8 pill cocktail, post on here, start planning how ot get doctors to see me tomorrow, get out of work and get doctors note so I feel less guilty. Dont actually WANT to miss work, have too much to do, but not much choice. Lean on Iden for moral support in mean time, especially as Bard is so useless.


I need sleep crying

Ok, a little update: Ive been signed off work cos my skin is so bad, Im taking 14 tablets in the morning for five days, plus a further 16 tablets through each day to manage both my condition and the pain Im in.
I can return to work when I am ready, or in a week tops, and work are going to keep me away from the kids in case of infection and let me do computery bits, which is fine with me.
Both my manager and my area ROM are happy with the reasons for my absence and are concerned about me and pleased I said I was willing to work from home on observation folders and NVQ stuff, so I should still gte some pay while Im off. Hopefully, my skin will now get better and I have to say MY dctor, who I saw today, was very good.

Im due to see him again next week, and Im also going to be referred to the skin clinic to discuss long term medication to help manage my condition with a choice of side effects depending on what creams I decide to have. Hey ho.


I know not many people read here anymore, but I got moaned at for not sharing my problems with people so this is me doing it. ^^

Thanks Elfy. Im going to be ok now, but just knowing people out there care helps - stress is my worst enemy, friendship my greatest healer. Iden was a star last night, as was Narelle. Thank you for your support as well Elfy smile

*snuggles roany*

i wond't how that would look a centaur snuggeling a humanform

*ponders this*

Yeah yeah, EVERYONE is finding me funny atm due to the subconscious STONED from these damn pills XD
The list of side effects is SCARY and Im definitely suffering from a lot of em xd

Sorry to hear that, Roan. I got diagnosed with panic disorder and agoraphobia recently, and I'm on meds that make me loopy as hell too. <3

Hope ya get better soon.

Yea....Small US territory between the PI and Australia. Girlfriend is from there and is trying to convince me to move there so we can be with her family.