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Hello everyone,

I wanted to give you all an update from my previous post where I shared about a really severe flare-up — I was covered in a huge amount of blisters, and it was honestly unbearable.

Since then, I’ve been away on holiday for a week (something I was actually scared to go on because of how bad the flare-up had gotten). If you look back at my last post, you’ll see just how extreme it was.

The good news is that things have improved. All of the blisters have now popped, and while my skin is still very dry, peeling, and even getting some small cuts, it’s no longer painful and I haven’t had any new blisters appear. I feel like I might finally be in the “last phase” of this flare-up.

For anyone wondering what I did differently: I actually stopped using all the prescribed creams (like Fucidin H and the steroid creams). Instead, I soaked my hands and feet in the ocean every day. Honestly, I think the salt water helped a lot — maybe I was over-moisturizing before, which seemed to just feed the blisters. By drying my skin out in the salt water and then only applying something simple like Bepanthen at night (with cotton gloves), my skin finally started calming down.

That being said, I still don’t know the root cause of this flare-up. This is my first real experience with what seems to be a chronic condition, and it’s scary not knowing if (or when) it will come back. My biggest fear is returning home and having it flare up again just as badly as before. When I get back, I’m hoping to push for allergy testing or something similar to at least start figuring out potential triggers.

For now, I just want to say thank you to everyone who offered advice and support on my last post. If it comes back badly again, I’ll definitely be trying some of the things you suggested. In the meantime, I’ll keep experimenting, maybe even with regular salt water soaks at home, and just hope it doesn’t return at the same level of severity.

Thanks again, everyone — I really appreciate the advice and encouragement.





Update from previous post!