I had suffered from eczema covering most of my body for 25 years, in that time I have tried many different treatments. Initially I went to my doctor who gave me a moisturizer, then steroid creams that would work in the short term but my eczema would always become resistant and then a stronger cream was prescribed. At one point I was on the strongest cream available and my eczema was worse than ever, I was getting around 6 skin infections a year which meant courses of oral steroids and antibiotics too. I spent quite a few weeks bedridden, unable to walk and in intense pain 24 hours a day at which point I was referred to a specialist at the Royal United Hospital in Bath. They did a patch test on my back testing the skin against certain allergens but even the skin under the plaster holding it on reacted, so that told us nothing. I also tried an elimination diet but that didn’t reveal anything either. Eventually I was given UV light treatment which temporarily worked, it taught me the importance and healing ability of sunlight. After two courses of UV light treatment ( the second one being less effective ) the skin specialist wanted to put me on medication for the rest of my life which was something I wasn’t keen on once I’d heard the possible extreme/ life threatening side effects, it would have also meant having a blood test every month for life. I decided to look elsewhere for help.
It was then I started looking into complementary treatments, over the next 10 years I tried Acupuncture, Reflexology, Kinesiology as well as fasting, juicing, cutting out refined sugar etc and generally trying to improve overall health and fitness levels. All these things helped to some degree but none actually healed the eczema to a noticeable level.
I heard about Andrea through a friend who was currently being treated by her and thought I would book an appointment. Eight months later and my eczema has completely gone, I stopped using steroid cream completely at 6 months after starting treatment and it was a noticeable decline from about 3 months in. At the first appointment ( late October 2020 ) Andrea asked me a lot of questions that a GP wouldn’t even think to ask, things about my past and my personality, major events in my life and how I am emotionally etc. She took a lot of notes and was very thorough, it was a very relaxed discussion which lasted much longer than the 10 minute slot you get with a GP, and for good reason because of the amount of depth she went into to really get a feel for who I was. She also warned me that once I had taken the remedy I might get a skin flare up but that it would be temporary and followed by healing. She was absolutely right and after the flare up the skin really got better! In fact only two months after my first appointment it was Christmas 2020 and it was the first one in many many years where I didn’t have eczema all over my hands and I could eat the usual unhealthy Christmas diet and see the eczema not reacting at all, as well as not getting an infection over the period at any point, I was so pleased by such a noticeable change. At this point, in June 2021, I’ve recently taken the remedy again because I am currently getting a little flare up that I expected mid summer. So far though since October 2020, I’ve taken the remedy three times and every time I have seen a huge improvement in the skin that holds. With every dose my skin improves and never goes back to being as bad as it was at the point when the previous remedy was taken! I am a million miles from where I was in October 2020 on that first appointment.
ADDITIONAL: On the 18th October 2022 ( still 100% eczema free ) I was prescribed some very powerful antibiotics for 1 month, it was for a very serious internal infection. They worked but during the course I noticed the return of the eczema. It wasn’t anywhere near as bad as before and I contacted Andrea for an appointment in November, once I had finished the antibiotics. This time a different remedy was given as she believed the origin of the problem was different. Due to the antibiotic’s strength it meant that my body had really taken quite a hit and was slow to react but it did react and over time began to heal again. After around 3 months Andrea suggested taking the original remedy again as a boost and once again I was eczema free.
June 2023 I was working with a group of people who all used vapes, I very foolishly started using one for a few weeks and quickly stopped when I saw the eczema return once more! Again I contacted Andrea, made and appointment and a remedy was given. The vaping has had a noticeable effect on my health even months later despite it only being for a short time but the remedy started working shortly after taking it ( including an initial flare up ) about 3 weeks until noticeable healing. Whilst I still have a few little patches of eczema it is much better than it was immediately after stopping vaping and I am still in contact with Andrea with the hope that after a couple more treatments I’ll be back to my normal eczema free condition.
I highly recommend Andrea Dell, she is easy to talk to, completely non-judgmental with a very down to earth attitude and is very thorough and considered when making a diagnosis. Her Homeopathy has already helped me more than any of the treatments I tried previously and is the only one that resulted in me being eczema free for periods of time longer than a year. She is a very skilled and knowledgeable homeopath.
Andy Veale, 47 yrs old, Wiltshire, February 2024