Hi again .
thought i would update .
following on from yesterday i would like to take a minute to say how the first days weeks months of withdrawel have been for me .
the first five days were a bit of a false ontomism i thought . i thought it would start the day i stopped the creams . it took a full week before the initial flare started . wow , i wasnt expecting it to be so intense . face flared and my body was covered in hives . the itch was unbarable all over my body . my neck was so sore and brittle i couldnt move properly . i started losing sleep and could feel my skin burning and becoming sorer and sorer . my neck had been a problem for a year or so and was getting gradualy worse . i probably used more SC on my neck than any other place in recent years . im expecting my neck to be the longest to heal . another bad part has been my hands , especialy the right . this is were i had excema from being a child . it has always looked pretty dry and sore but i learned to moisurise it properly and at times it would heal and look almost normal . i will post a picture later on and compare to how it looks now . massive difference already . i am getting like blisters on my hands now . especialy the knuckle area .these are quite painful to the touch so wil probably see the dr about them.
around 4 weeks into withdrawel the symptoms got worse and i started oozing as well . horrible stuff that dried and smelled of metal . horrible . god , how it made me itch . my ears were bad as well . swollen and sore .
as the rash spread i noticed the glands in my neck were becoming swollen and painfull . i suppose with this we have to watch out for infections . maybe this is what the blisters are ? .
all the symptoms seemed to progress for a few weeks then just stayed at that level for another few weeks . . the first flare lasted 8 weeks in all . then i had a small break then flared again . just as bad as the first . there were a few added symptoms like eye goo and the rash on my arms spreading and reddening more . that has now nearly cleared and wasnt as bad as some pictures i have seen .
So to today . i feel pretty good . on day 100 i got the first full nights sleep since it started . now it seems to wake me for an hour in the early hours , i wash and vaseline and usualy i am able to go back to sleep . my skin colour is getting good . today it just looks a bit blotchy in places but is no were near the red it was at the beggining . it is just slightly pinker than normal skin . and that is just my face neck and shins . all other parts are pretty good and look normal skin colour . glands are going down and less painfull .
since the day i stopped using TS i have taken the advice Dr Rap gives . that is to use vaseline . its my best buddy now . all this week i have only used it on my face neck and hands . all other parts feel ok . maybe i am heading for a break .
i have been following josh's blog and i seem to be following him in the way things are going . the first blog i read was jakes . wow , what a hero . the first time i saw his photo's i was in shock and remember thinking if i was doing the right thing . the answer now is yes ,deffinately YES .
signing off for today . hope you all the very best and good healing .
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