08 February 2023 , 00:04
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A mum says she is stuck in a "hellish cycle" as she suffers with a skin condition which has left her unable to cook, clean or drive without being in excruciating pain.
Ceira Lennon suffers from pompholyx, which is a type of eczema that causes blisters to develop across the fingers, palms of the hands and soles of the feet.
Her problems started when she launched a business last year where she makes and sells artwork, following the death of her dad.
Ceira, from Bothwell, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, said: "I tried to do something to take my mind off something. I’m not too sure if it’s anything to do with what I’m working with but last May I noticed this thing happening with my hands where they would swell up and blister.
"They became really sore and my whole hands would peel off. It got progressively worse and has had a massive impact on me.
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Ceira suffers painful and debilitating blisters on her hands"It’s this continuous cycle where they keep blistering, swelling, peeling off and I’m having to wear bandages and gloves on my hands.
"I’m stuck in this hellish cycle and it starts to affect you mentally. My kids are having to put up with me struggling."
Ceira, whose children are aged eight and 10, has been put on steroid treatment and had photochemotherapy but she said her condition seems to be getting worse.
She has been on a waiting list for an allergy test for six months now, to try and determine what her skin is reacting to.
She added: "Any treatment that I’ve had has not been successful and it’s slowly driving me insane. I haven’t been working as much lately and am constantly wearing gloves so I’m not touching anything with my bare hands because I can’t. I feel extremely deflated.
"I struggle to drive, it hurts but I can’t just stop everything. It’s a debilitating disease. I’ve dealt with allergies and eczema all my life but never this severe and this long-lasting."