What debilitating skin condition does Mikayla suffer from on Secret Lives of Mormon Wives?
'I was fighting for my life'
Mikayla has opened up about her debilitating skin condition that she’s been battling whilst filming Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, but what actually is it?
Mikayla suffers from chronic eczema over her entire body, with the condition spreading to across her face after she got breast implants in 2023.
@mikaylamatthews I’m here going through it with you 😭the constant body checking, isolating, canceling plans, crying in doctors offices, trying to cover it up, the frustration of trying every diet, medication and lotion with no luck, I see you❤️
However, Mikayla is still struggling to find the root cause of her condition, with the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star opening up about the lack of answers to Us Weekly.
She emotionally explained: “I’m a lot better than I was, but I still have my ups and downs, so it’s just frustrating to not get any answers and feel like I’m on my own and then have to navigate being in this really exciting time while not feeling my best. And so that’s kind of been the trickiest.”
Mikayla also opened up on the effect that her skin condition has on her whilst filming for Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, writing how “showing up for filming the whole first season was not only physically exhausting but extremely mentally challenging.”
She continued: “I was fighting for my life, not only cause I’m surrounding by crazy women lol but because I was really really struggling.
“I want to continue to shed light on the many stages of my chronic illness and chronic illness in general.”
Mikayla added: “There was the time where the back of my legs and every crease was cut and bleeding, and I could barely even stand up and walk and take care of my kids. And so that was a really hard time.”
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