Felt like giving you folks an update of my current TSW predicament. Still not 100% over the line yet. Up and down, up and down, round and round, round and round the bizarre and maddening pattern of withdrawal I continue to go. Are you riding along too?. Face, neck and hands are the most stubborn area's of flaring. Sleeping or lack of it is still not quite there yet. I wake up a few times during the night, every night for the record to have a scratch, but quickly fall back to sleep, thankfully. Just a bit frustrating that am yet to manage a perfect, uninterrupted full night's sleep from dawn to dusk like one could manage, pre TSW. I guess patience is something you learn to accept and have during withdrawal.
With all that being said, life is definitely more bearable with each new, passing month. When I do have a "big" flare, my body & irritated spots heal much more quicker. I can have a bad day with tearing my skin up, then wake up the very next day, shower and get on with it. No big deal I suppose. I only put a tad of Shea butter on the driest of places, once per day in the morning now after showering for your information. Maybe once or twice I'll put a small bit of Shea on during the day if needed, but, not everyday that is.
A week ago I took the plunge and decided to attempt backpacking around South America. My trip started in Guayaquil, Ecuador last week. Quite a bold move you say, no?. The reason why is to see if being in the constant warm & sunny weather would finally see my skin fully recover. Also, it's nice to have some sort of adventure. I've been wearing shorts and t -shirts on the regular over the last few days. This is a huge milestone for me, as it's been years since I've had the confidence to do such things. Simple things, yes. But, simple things I can 200% bet you will and would be able to relate too, dear reader.
I plan to stay in S A for at least three months minimum. This is just to see how my skin reacts. If it's a positive reaction then I guess I continue the adventure. So far so good am glad to report!.
There you have it. Just a quick , short update for you. Four years have now passed with this monkey on my back. How long left?. Who knows... I will keep posting until that day comes, so we shall find out!. Slowly but surely getting there. As I touched on earlier, patience is the name of the game for me at this particular stage of TSW.
Hope the update pleased you!. How have you been doing lately?, Drop me a comment, please!.
Keep fighting on my friends!.
Cheers,
Gary
