No clue why, but today my face looked and felt like it was on fire all day. So bright bright red, felt so hot and itchy, but I swear I can see some progress. Last couple of showers I forced myself to (gently!) use a washcloth hoping some of the skin flakes would come off and tonight I saw a few in the wash cloth....kinda like debriding a burn, but of course nothing as serious as that...just the same premise in my head. Clear some of the skin away to make room for the new skin and hope the medicine is getting to the bottom of things. Took 2 aspirin tonight in hopes I'll sleep better because the itchy/burny feeling seems worse "now" when I'm trying to settle down for the night and go to sleep. Pretty much trying to drive me nuts with the itchy/burning.
Diagnosed with pre-skin cancers and especially with my mom's skin cancer history (most recently 2 Mohs surgeries on her face) and my sun-rich lifestyle, my dermatologist recommended a round of skin chemotheraphy with the drug Efudex5%. Pictures she showed of other patients were intentionally startling. Forewarned is forearmed is the train of thought! No way to predict my reaction to the drug, but hope is it won’t be too severe. Treatment consists of applying 2xdaily for 3 weeks.
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