Who has eczema?

[Dark Mind]

Originally Posted by Tormod

I didn't know dermatologists handed out IQ tests!

Well he didn't, I just talked with him and I guess I came off as sounding intellectual. Not to brag (I actually don't like being told that I'm smart by other people) but I get that a lot, stuff like: (These are mainly comments I've gotten from peers in school) "Wow! Why are you so smart?", "Geez "brainiac", leave us some problems to solve.", "Do you always have to be right?", "I wish I had your brains.", "You're the smartest dumbass I've ever met." (<--- I don't like to do homework so I have bad grades). If I were older my level of intelligence would probably be only considered slightly above average, but since I'm 16 I'm like some child prodigy to people and it annoys me to have to try and live up to their (parents) expectations, so I rebel by not. Simply put. Un-simply put, I screw myself over by not doing homework and not advancing my own life because it would feel as if I were doing it for somebody else. Probably needless to say, I'm also depressive and on Prozac.


This was probably kind of awkward to read, but this is the "Watercooler", a place where we all get to know one another a little better. Hope that wasn't too much at the end though, I really don't mind sharing anything with anyone (except Social Security # and other such information) because I am who I am and I may as well get used to how people deal with it because I'm going to be me for a while .

[Dark Mind]

Originally Posted by Tormod

...It makes areas of my face go really red and itchy, so I have to use anti-fungal cremes and stuff to get rid of it. It's possible to contain it but not cure it as of yet.

Eczema is on my face (actually mainly my neck) as well but I don't have a cream I can use on it there because the skin is too thin and the cream is too powerful (causes hormone imbalances and stuff when too much is on or when put on thin skin). I have to use a cream called Clobetasol Propionate and I'm taking "Ery-Tabs" for eczema (It's a pretty bad case of eczema).

[Morphyous]

Originally Posted by Dark Mind

Were his "real bad knees" a case of Osgood Schlatter's disease, because I have that too . I hate my skin!!!

No, It was due to sports injurys he has got an artheritic condition.

[Dark Mind]

Ahhhh. Well that's probably worse than Osgood which, supposedly, will go away.

[minna]

I have something that is some what similar. It's called Keratosis Pilaris, mainly affects babies, teenager and people of Celtic origin. Usually it runs in families and its a dry skin condition. There is not cure nor does anyone know the cause...at least it is not dangerous and hopefully it will disappear when I am 30 (as told by my dermatologist).

[Dark Mind]

Well I feel sorry for you, yet I envy you. Eczema never goes away. It may disappear for a while but it may spring up at any time due to unknown causes (Like herpes! For your entire body!), almost everyone has a different trigger, I don't know what mine is/are yet.

[Dark Mind]

I recently heard that eczema may be caused because of your immune system being too strong . That seems kind of like an oxy-moron to me since too many white blood cells never seemed like a bad thing until I got eczema . Oh well, I'm going to the doctors tomorrow because it's getting so out of hand (no pun intended).