Eczemabunny: Living With Moderate-Severe Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis)

For me, the hardest part of dealing with Eczema is the unpredictable behavior of your flare-ups. Flare-ups are when your skin suddenly forms intense inflammation and itching. Skin can break out in numerous ways so flare-ups usually consists of rashes, hives, scrapes, scratches, blisters, flakiness and a whole lot of redness. If the flare-up is severe, it may also secrete a smelly fluid that dries a light brown color and crusts up in the crooks of your skin. Flare-ups can last as short as a few days to as long as a couple of months, there's really no indication that I've experienced myself to judge how long you'll have your flare-up when it happens. The photos below are from my most recent flare-up that happened almost two weeks ago. There was also redness that was around my eyes, mouth and neck area that isn't pictured. These areas are always problematic for me and I almost never break out on any other body part. Before this, my skin was maintained at my "norma...

In March 2017, the FDA approved a new drug claimed to be Eczema's breakthrough miracle. Dupixent, previously known as Dupimulab, is a biologic injection that is designed to weaken over active signaling between two key proteins in your body that are said to cause the underlying inflammation in the skin.  In one box, you get two, 300ml pre-filled syringes that should be stored in the refrigerator. This injection is  self-administered into the fatty parts of your thigh or stomach every 2 weeks and should be at room temperature when done so.  For your first dose, you'll most likely have to schedule an appointment with your dermatologist or a nurse to teach you how to correctly give yourself the injections. My appointment was about 30 minutes total and my nurse was nice enough to give me handfuls of things I needed like cotton balls, alcohol pads, spot bandages and sterile drapes to put everything on. Your first dose is going to be 600ml which is two...