Looking for help from the CP braintrust.
Around January of this year, I started getting open sores on my finger. At that time it was only my right forefinger. I went a few months without having it checked out. When I did, I was given a general script for eczema cream. I didn't work. About 5 months ago, the wounds have spread to all fingers on my right hand, and periodically make appearances on my left fingers.
I had tried 3 different creams given at walk in clinics before seeing a dermatologist, who gave me "clobestal", which is apparently the strongest cream available, and works, but only for a few days, and never fully heals my fingers.
My fingers burn every second of the day, and touching anything is even more painful. Simple things like changing my daughters diaper, or even pulling up a zipper, opening a door, etc are super hard and I've turned to the Howie Mandel fist pump because it hurts to even shake a hand.
Some background:
I work from home and am not exposed to chemicals or anything at a workplace on a daily basis.
My hands almost returned to normal during a trip to Miami 2 months ago, but got worse when I got home. I thought it may be due to dry weather, but on trips to New Brunswick and Manitoba, they stayed the same. Unfortunately, moving to Miami is not an option.
I have tried using organic, natural handsoap, but no change there either.
Any suggestions? Home remedies? Anything at all? As far as I know, we haven't introduced anything new to our diets or home in the past 10 months. I'm not overly stressed about anything either, except for this. Just don't know what could be causing it, and the dermatologists/doctors aren't helping thus far. I am looking for any advice from anyone who has seen something similar. This thing is driving me nuts.