Question & Answer: Eczema advice + a bit on Dale / Evgueni

Happy New Year!!! :)

1st post of the year is me trying to help someone

 I got a question emailed to me from Melina about my experience with eczema and I decided to share my answer for those interested: 

Answer:

Hi Melina, 

I'm really flattered that you've taken the time to ask me for skincare advice

However as much as I wish I could help you, I can only share with you my experience 

There are different types of eczema, different levels of severity for eczema as well as different skin types between individuals.....so I'm not in the position to make any promises or evaluate your health

There are definitely cases (even for myself) where prescribed medication did not work so it is possible that the pills your doctor prescribed may not help your condition. You'll have to check with your doctor if you should fully complete the 15 day cycle of medication or if you're able to stop it since you don't find that it's working for you

I read that eczema can be quite difficult to get rid of, but there's so many factors to consider when treating a skin issue like that

I'm fortunate that my eczema isn't that bad (at least, not anymore) so I believe with my persistent change of habits I can overcome my eczema (for example, I always wear gloves now when I do the dishes or use household cleaners. And I've been very consistent in using either the Cetaphil Restoraderm or Aveeno Eczema Care Cream to constantly moisturize my hands)

Plus, in my review of the Aveeno Eczema Care Cream (which you can read here) I discussed what I thought were reasons that my eczema had developed in the first place - all of which are preventable measures

Hopefully in my case my eczema will go away for good

I know it's a stubborn skin care issue
For me, trying to narrow down the reasons as to why I developed it in the first place and how I can avoid those reasons, was key in fighting the problem

Yes, elocom did work for my eczema - although there are various prescription medications for different types/severities of eczema which you ought to discuss with your dermatologist

Keep in mind though, that elocom is a steroid cream and there are long term side effects

I had to use elocom sparingly or else it worked against me 

And I no longer use (have to depend on) elocom as I stated in my Aveeno Eczema Care Cream review because the cream has worked so well for me :)

So what I would suggest doing is:

(1) Try to figure out why you developed this skin issue on your lip. If you can pinpoint certain reasons, try your best to avoid those reasons

(2) Talk to you dermatologist about #1 ideas and hopefully your specialist can prescribe you the right medication. And hopefully your specialist diagnosed you correctly as my first dermatologist diagnosed me with some other skin issue :S Yeah, it helped me to get a second opinion!

(3) There really is no harm in buying the Aveeno Eczema Care Cream or the Cetaphil Restoraderm. The most you could lose is the cost of the cream - they have both given me unparalleled results

Good luck with things Melina and I really hope you're able to find a solution!

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I got a couple of questions about Dale and Evgueni in my last post (and in previous posts) which I thought it would be easier to address here :)

Q: Why no pictures of Dale?

A: I don't (and probably won't) be posting any pictures of Dale because....he's my imaginary friend!!

Jussstt kidding :P

Well, to keep it short - I don't think he'd be comfortable with it 

Q: I'm curious about Dale, he's so generous to you. Is that normal in Canada that male friends treat you so well?  

A: At the moment, Dale is the only person who is very generous to me 

I don't think his generosity has anything to do with him being Canadian, as I have had a fair share of negative experiences with Canadian men

Q: Does he (Dale) have a girlfriend? 

A: I don't believe so. But I wouldn't stop him from seeing someone else if it made him happy. 

Q: Does Evgueni get jealous?

A: No, I've actually never suspected any jealousy from Evgueni

Evgueni is the most understanding person in my life - I don't think I'll ever meet anyone like him

I wouldn't be able to keep someone in my life who has a tendency to be jealous

And I believe if Evgueni was jealous of Dale, Evgueni would have left me by now

So if you have any questions or want to ask my advice on anything, feel free to contact me here on blogger or my email address :)