Post-Doctor: Enter steroid ointment

So, here is what the Dermatologist had for me... Most of it I already knew from other trips prior to this visit but I figure: "This guy knows, he's seen skin I'll trust this guy."

Diagnosis:
Other Atopic dermatitis and related conditions and Pityriasis alba. 

YEAP. I knew that, but whatever. It was the drugs I wanted. Or, so that's what I *thought*

Prescription: Use Desonide ointment for two weeks then 3 days on and 3 days off until rash is gone. And, some antibiotics. I can't seem to dig up the name on my health care provider site, but once I find it I'll have to update this entry. And, get some light therapy. "I'll have them contact you," the Doctor says.  

Ok, now the homework. So I look up the cream I'm prescribed. Great, more steroidy crap with crazy side effects if used for too long. People tell me "it's super rare" but after my last run-in with bleaching and thinning my skin using this stuff I'm hesitant. Just so happens I'm in terrible rashy pain so whatever I'll use it.

I fork over my co-pay, not too bad (one of the few times I'd like to thank the government).. About 10 bucks for this junk..
That night I pop the antibiotics with some food and eventually take a shower.

Low and behold my rash is crazy itchy. My neck is stingy and pussy. I get out towel off fast.

Gross. It's all.. Vaseliney-textured (I love vaseline for issues but it's pretty nasty when you imagine that you're going to rub that sort of stuff all over your arm).

Random HELPFUL tidbit: I learned later that you should always get the cream version if you get the chance. There are 2 types of bases: cream and ointment. In rare instances people can have allegic reactions to the base ingrediant used in ointments. Cream is just less disgusting  They say it's also better for sensitive areas like your face / neck. (Heard from Urgent care Doctor 2 weeks later.) 

OK.. I'll admit I'm paranoid so I want to say this was placebo but I apply a wee bit first to a portion of my rash on my hand and wait.
Hand before applying ointment (I only applied it to the ring finger and a part of the hand, not the entire thing)"

~7 minutes later after Desonide Ointment:

Holy crap! I think.. I look up side effects.. Ok, well I'm used to crazy redness and.. Oompa loompa colors but this finger is getting all.. bumpy.. Blistery gross. Apparently that is a side effect that is rare in patients but it... should cure it?! (PS: my case may be rare, this might not happen to you so apologies if you're paranoid now. Perhaps it was just because I was using an ointment base, although this has never happened to me with ointments before.)

I think: FORGET IT this stuff is making it worse. And try to get it off. Since it's ointment it's like tree tar but eventually it's off of my skin.

I go back to the cream version of steroids I was using months ago and cut the tube so I can squeeze the tiny bit left out..

Wew, not great but much better... Either way I'm sick of applying all this junk to my body..

I e-mail the doctor guy and he tells me to try Clobatesol instead and says that blisters are super rare.. By this time I'm sick of druggy lotions and ready for alternative therapy so just let that one go..