Eczema Treatment Care

well it started like a week ago and it hasnt gone away. the dr. gave me elomet0.1% supposivley its like some kind of steroid. he gave it to me in a cream. i dont have it real bad but its very very annoying. i have it on the palm of my hand and its these little bumps you really cant even see much unless u sratch them and then suddenly they show. i feel like crying this is terrible. is there anybody that has goe through this that can tell me what i can do. ive seen all these pics on the internet and they scare me. please if anyone has gone through this let me know. thanks