And Now, Eczema On My Eyelids!

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I seem to have rotten luck. Earlier this year I fell down the stairs and broke my ankle while taking out the garbage. While I was holed up in bed healing from that, I developed eczema on my eyelids. I suffered with it for a couple months until I was finally able to get in to see a dermatologist, who prescribed me prednisone and told me to use CeraVe ointment on my eyelids and to stop rubbing them when they itch. The prednisone knocked the eczema right out of my system, and I was hoping it was a one-and-done deal. No such luck. A few weeks ago it came back. It was mild at first but now it's gotten so bad that my eyelids are swollen from it. When I woke up yesterday morning, I could barely open my eyes. I told my boyfriend "I think I need to go to the ER." Fortunately the doctor on duty was able to prescribe me prednisone to try to kick it out of my system again. I took the first dose last night and the swelling went down a teensy, tiny bit, but it is still bad. As if that's not bad enough, the weight of my eyelids pressing down on my eyes is making my vision blurry, too. And I can't get in to see my dermatologist for two more weeks. It would just figure that after 34 years, I would suddenly develop eczema...and on my eyelids, of all places! Who even knew you could get it there? I certainly never thought of it! And now I get to live with the fact that this is how my life is going to be from now on. Hopefully I'll be able to figure out what's triggering it and remove it from my environment so the flairs will come fewer and farther between. Do you have eczema? Have you ever broke out on your eyelids?