article_snippet: It was just permanently painful.'
article_snippet: Despite trying countless treatments, nothing worked.
article_snippet: I'd used light treatment, different creams, medication, herbal remedies - I'd tried everything,' she said.
article_snippet: Miss James said: 'If I had a flare up, I would use the cream all over then the cream would be at bay for two weeks. '
article_snippet: But when the cream came back it would be worse than ever.'