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TSW Featured on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio Bristol
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TSW Featured on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio Bristol

hollyb.11@hotmail.co.uk2021-10-11T17:02:48+01:00October 11th, 2021|

MP Letter Guide
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MP Letter Guide

hollyb.11@hotmail.co.uk2021-07-06T14:10:39+01:00July 6th, 2021|

National Eczema Society Recognises TSW
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National Eczema Society Recognises TSW

hollyb.11@hotmail.co.uk2021-01-21T15:31:46+01:00January 21st, 2021|

Yellow Card Scheme
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Yellow Card Scheme

hollyb.11@hotmail.co.uk2021-03-19T13:22:27+01:00December 8th, 2020|

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Thanks to everyone who came to the Bristol meet-up

Thanks to everyone who came to the Bristol meet-up today! Was so lovely to meet you all 🥰❤️‍🩹

Many thanks to @loisemily_ for your submission! L

Many thanks to @loisemily_ for your submission!

Lois, 22 months TSW, Exeter

Check out Lois’s video on her experience over on her Youtube Channel: loisemilyxx

I had eczema on and off since childhood and found my skin getting progressively worse in my late teens and early 20’s. I’d use steroids such as Elocon and Betnovate prescribed by doctors on and off for years and more frequently the past couple of years. I desperately searched the internet for answers and came across @louigi.skin’s Instagram when she first started TSW. I was completely unaware of TSW at this point and did some more research coming to the conclusion that steroids were poisoning my body and that I needed to come off them in order to give my skin a chance to get better. On January 3rd 2020 I came off steroids cold turkey and didn’t quite realise how bad my body would react.

For the first few months I experienced redness, oozing, cracks, loss of body temp control, zingers and an intense itch which all intensified by month 4/5. At this point I was bed bound for a few months barely able to move or take care of myself resulting in a rapid decline in my mental health and quality of life. TSW support groups were the only source of hope I had as most doctors/GP’s aren’t aware of the condition and I began to speak to people online when I was close to giving up. This gave me a push to carry on and I began to see myself heal slowly but surely after month 6/7. At the 1 year mark I was only flaring now and again (mainly due to hormones) and currently I’m at month 16 with zero TSW or eczema. I’ve got my life back completely and I feel very fortunate to have a short healing timeline.

The main contributors to my healing were 1. Time and 2. MW (I came off moisturisers completely at around months 3/4). I also bathed every morning for 10-15minutes in sea salts which gave me that slight bit of relief. It DOES get better and days will turn into weeks which turn into months and eventually years... so don’t give up hope and carry on as you’ll heal eventually x

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Finally, meet-ups are happening again! We’re so

Finally, meet-ups are happening again! We’re so happy to see it.

A couple of weeks ago the @itch_n_bitch girls and @sdillnutt_tsw & @kellyglenistertswqueen held separate meet-ups in the big smoke. Thank you to all who organised these much needed get togethers!

It’s so lovely to see all your smiling faces together again! The pandemic has meant these in person meet-ups have been sorely missed, we believe it is so important that the community connects with one another on a personal level.

What makes the TSW/eczema communities so special is our ability to instantly connect with one another based on mutual experience. People you have never met before become instant friends as you find yourselves understanding one another on such a deep level.

Suffering from TSW and eczema gives us a special kind of dark humour, and meet-ups always tend to involve just as many laughs as tears.

We can’t wait to see more of this in the future!

The next Scratch That meet-up is happening in Bristol this Sunday 21st November at 12noon, message us for details!

All our love, the Scratch That & Itch n Bitch teams ❤️‍🩹 x

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Daisy’s TSW Poem. @daisymalin_skin from @itch_n_

Daisy’s TSW Poem. @daisymalin_skin from @itch_n_bitch recites a beautiful and heartbreaking poem about her experience with TSW ❤️

Daisy writes: #TSWAwareness 🦋 I wrote this poem as 8 months hit, when I started it I was feeling depressed having a flare and thinking my life felt stagnant, thinking about time & events missed.

A few days ago I finished it feeling positive about what the future holds, yes my skin still suffers but it does get easier.

There will always be more occasions and events to go to but putting yourself first now will be the greatest reward for the future.

If your feeling lonely, low and fragile trust me I’ve been there myself and I hope this poem shows there is hope, in time we heal❤️

Love you guys - @daisymalin_skin from @itch_n_bitch 💋

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