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Posted at 8:45 PM on May 30, 2009 by tri, #41877
Been taking this for the past ten years and it is the only thing that allows my skin to quickly recover from eczema. Eczema started at age 22. After my first injection I felt more powerful than Darth Vader and noticed an increase in energy and stamina. A few weeks later, a crash begins and I feel the side effect of lethargy. Consistently, after each Kenalog shot, my skin will develop several pimples around my buttocks area and sometimes on my back after a month or two. I would prefer never to use Kenalog, but it has been the only thing that relieves the patches of skin that become red and flaky due to stress, lack of sleep, and a poor diet. Ultimately, I did develop 'hypercutia' which is a skin condition which allows my dermis to bleed more easily. After stopping the Kenalog injections for a few years, my entire dermis still remains thin and more vulnerable to bleeding. I make my living as an actor and it is part of the reason i still rely on Kenalog whenever an audition comes up and I need to show my body. The pimples eventually become little scars, which eventually become little darker spots on my body. I still believe that in spite of all the side effects, it is worth it if you make your living as an actor or model.
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Reply about 1 month ago on Sep 17, 2009 by chadius, #23055

Your comments replicate my situation. My Dermatologist recommended Kenalog three years ago when I had a very bad rash on the top of my feet, hands, legs and arms. Miraculously, all evidence was gone in one week.
Since that time I developed hypercutia, but never connected the two until I developed arthritus in my hips and googled remedies - one of the cures was steroids with one result "thin skin" I have lasted 7 months but the Eczema started up at 5 1/2 months and got progressively bad until two days ago I visited my Derm. and she explained that Kenalog was safe. The net result is that I will completely clean of any Eczema in three more days. Being male, I have had no advers reactions like and indentation in my buttox, she does rotate. I am able to last three to four months in the past until I really decided to hold out - resulting in barely being able to wear shoes. What to do? Is there anything out there with the similar reaction as Kenalog to Eczema?

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