Happy days... bit further into withdrawal now. My skin continues to go through the same cycle as I described in the
previous post... Dry skin, flake, feel the itch, scratch, weep/ooze
& repeat.
Remaining positive however... Started to sweat from day 99. I've heard this is a good thing as the body is "remembering" old habits and long may that continue. Sweating mostly at night, frustratingly it follows a intense itch fest that can't be helped to scratch for a good wee while. Energy levels are coming back too - YESSSSS!. This is a major boost for me!. Hopefully I'll be able to hit the gym and play footie again soon. It's been far too long. Something like six weeks since I last put my self through the paces of a decent, good old work out. Ironically, insomnia has entered my life again. Sleeping for two hours, toss turn (turn the pillow over to cold side,etc) sleep for an hour or two then scratch for a bit.
If I'm not working I'll sleep for a good portion of the afternoon. If working, when I come home I'll jump in a bath, get greased up, eat a couple of bananas then snooze for a bit. I try to stay up but the fatigue kicks my ass and I give in to it easily. I've learned to just listen to the body now as it knows what's more better for me than I do.
Had a massive flare on Day 90. My skin shows rapid healing but. It truly amazes me how quickly the skin can heal after having a bath and a couple of rest days. When ever I flare, I just think of healing up again in a few days time;)
So without further ado... have a cheeky peek at my "progress" below if you care to dare.
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| Day 90 - biggest facial flare to date :( |
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| Day 90 - Left wrist |
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| Day 90 - Right wrist |
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| Day 94 - Amazing healing here :) |
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| Day 96 |
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| Day 96 - Old man arm time |
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| Day 96 - Swelling much? |
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| Day 96 - Elephant skin time |
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| Day 102 - Lets have a laugh;) |
There you have it folks. 102 days are now behind me. Feeling great on the inside... I'm sure the outside isn't too far behind.
Happy healing hugs to you all! - keep going, we will get there in time.
Cheers,
Gary
That recovery after the flare was pretty fast! This is good news, your skin is getting stronger! Healing is certainly a lot of hard work, how are you sleeping - are you still waking at night? Take care, Louise x
ReplyDeleteThanks for the encouragement Louise. Just had a look at wee Josh... he seems to be getting much better with time, good stuff. Sleeping is meh... it's a mixed bag the now. Cheers x
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