This is about my relationship with doctors who are not dermatologists. Many of us know good and not-so-good doctors. Competence is essential but there are additional factors that contribute to a good doctor/patient relationship such as friendliness, caring, a supportive office staff, and short wait times. I have good relationships with my doctors and confidence [...]
There is widespread medical misunderstanding of Red Skin Syndrome (RSS). When RSS is misdiagnosed the patient suffers through mistreatment as well. I have listed several of the “myths” that lead to misdiagnosis and mistreatment. It is a magnificent feeling to recognize the unity of complex phenomena which appear to be things quite apart from [...]
Several patients in the past year or two have found caring, open-minded physicians to help them. We need to search them out and ask them to help others. In this regard I am requesting the names, addresses and phone numbers of any internists, general practitioners, family practitioners, or dermatologists who have helped you no matter [...]
As stated earlier I am no longer affiliated with ITSAN even though I founded ITSAN and they continue to use my name, my work, and my videos. I am critical of ITSAN for abandoning its core mission to eliminate the suffering of those with Red Skin Syndrome (RSS) and to eradicate the condition forever. Cure [...]
It has been brought to my attention that several pronouncements and postings on ITSAN website and Facebook pages state that there is no treatment or cure for Red Skin Syndrome (RSS) and that symptoms resolve over time. These statements are misguided, misleading, and mistaken. There IS a cure for RSS. The medical protocol that is [...]
It appears that appearances are more compelling than facts in contemporary America. Despite my thirty years of careful observation and investigation, scientific research, and appropriate medical reporting, an alarming increase in corticosteroid addiction in the atopic dermatitis patients persists. A conspiracy of silence has prevented mainstream America from receiving the cure for topical steroid addiction [...]
There are many losses to grieve in life including the quality of one’s life. In her groundbreaking 1969 book, “On Death and Dying.” Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross describes the five stages of grief that patients experience as they approach physical death. The Red Skin Syndrome (RSS) patients experience the same five stages of grief as their [...]
“An elephant in the room” is an English metaphorical idiom for an obvious truth that is either being ignored or not being addressed. The idiomatic expression also applies to an obvious problem or risk no one wants to discuss. It is based on the idea that an elephant in the room would be impossible to [...]
My “White Paper” appearing in Blog 28 discussed topical steroid addiction (TSA). What follows is a description of the patient’s process after the diagnosis of topical steroid addiction is made when he/she must totally withdraw from topical steroids to be cured. The patient completely stops using any and all steroids. Usually within days flares of [...]
After 30 years of successfully curing 3200 patients with Red Skin Syndrome (RSS) and after 30 years of unsuccessfully convincing my colleagues that RSS is due to topical steroid addiction (TSA) I have decided to issue a “White Paper.” A “White Paper” is an authoritative report or guide informing readers in a concise manner about [...]
