Hi,
After years not working whilst my kids were little, about 15 months ago, I started a part time job in a coffee shop. As well as waitressing, I serve customers and wash up.
However, I used to waitress as a teen and had really bad hand eczema/dermatitis and then, after having the kids, it mostly cleared up as long as i moisturised well, they've been fine.
Since last year and starting this job though, my hands have been deteriorating.....to the point when they look awful (see attached picture) and I feel really self conscious. They hurt and itch all day, every day and wake up in the night to find I'm using my teeth to scratch them!
As a teen, my GP prescribed Dermovate steroid ointment (which was quite effective) but my current GP last year would only prescribe Eumovate and said I sh Lent be using Dermovate regularly......so my sore, broken skin hands aren't having chance to heal up. I work at opposite ends of the week to give them as much time as possible to heal but it just isn't enough.
I love my little job though but I'm starting to feel depressed about my skin again and thinking about giving up working there. wwyd?
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Hand Eczema and Working
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Verbena37 · 14/12/2015 18:20
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