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6 years

Thursday, 6 June 2019
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And so I have reached six whole years since I made the life-changing decision to go through topical steroid withdrawal, only basing my choice on a few articles I had read online and a gut instinct that I was doing the right thing.

To this day I have never felt so sure about anything as I was on the night of Thursday 6th June 2013 when I googled ‘addicted to topical steroids’ and found the answer I had been waiting a very long time to find.

I can summarise how my skin has been since my last anniversary post in one sentence: no issues, just a pair of slightly chapped and wrinkly hands when it gets very cold. That’s it. I don’t really get dry lips anymore and I can't even remember the last time I had a rash. Seriously.

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In the last four years that I have been sharing my skin story, I have met people within our community who have inspired me; some have even become friends. Life is funny like that. From something so terrible, the positives have by far outweighed the negatives.

Whatever your current feelings towards this process are, always remember that this is your decision and yours alone to make.

What a ride it has been x
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  1. Unknown24 June 2019 at 16:51

    Hi Cara this is so hopeful for me to read..I have been off steriods since January last year and the last 6 months have been awful..its mainly both hands wrists arms chin and now neck.. Drs will not listen to me about the steroids and just keep prescribing them but I don't get the prescription..Ive been doing moisture withdrawal for 1 month now which has been tough but I think there is a slight improvement.. I'm very depressed as I cant use my hands as they become so sore or madly itchy, especially as my Dr said there is no cure for hand eczema so now I believe I will be stuck like this for good... Im hoping reading your success will keep me going in the right direction, wishing you all the best x

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    1. Cara Ward25 June 2019 at 00:08

      I'm so glad my story can help but I'm sorry you've been struggling and had such a hard time convincing doctors what you are going through. Honestly, I felt exactly the same about my hands - I'd look at them sometimes and couldn't imagine them ever getting better but they really do. Sending hugs and healing and I truly hope you see big improvements very soon <3 xxx

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  2. Unknown25 June 2019 at 02:17

    Thank you for your lovely reply.. its really helped me ..showed my hubby and he said, "see there you go" ..take care, Ruth x

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