Hi... I know, I know, it has been absolutely ages since I've last updated this blog. Going back to work meant going back to the crazy travelling lifestyle of a consultant, I felt like I had to relearn alot of things like how to be confident and look people in the eye after being away from other human beans for so long. I've been meaning to do an update for a while (*cough*3months*cough*) now but I haven't had the time for it, I am tired but I am determined to spit out a post.
Okay, onto the how my skin is doing. My skin feels normal now, it is soft to the touch and that weird shiny appearance it used to have is almost gone. Pigmentation is still there but it is fading, just taking it's bloody time to go away. I'm not sure if this is in anyway linked to TSW but my skin now produces ridiculous amount of oil, I've never had oily skin as a teen but now I have spots and massive pores. All the same I'd still take this over dry cracking flaky skin in a heartbeat.
I wouldn't say I'm healed just yet as I seem to get micro flares every month or so, that last around two weeks. By micro flares I mean having flaky skin on the surface of my skin, around my eyes and cheeks. The flaky skin isn't itchy it's just unconvenient...
I feel like I'm over the worst bit of this rollercoaster called TSW but only time can tell if I'm really at the end. I will upload pics of my face at some point this week (I promise!). Hold on guys, don't lose hope! If you are flaring at the moment, try to be kind to yourself and let your skin do what it needs to do to get better again.
Sending out love waves to all my fellow warriors.
Yay! MAKES ME SO HAPPY!
ReplyDeleteHi, if you could email me I would love to ask you a few questions as I believe I'm going through this as well. A fellow south asian.
ReplyDeleteI had red patches around my nose and was prescribed by a dermatologist Betamethosone V and a anti fungal which made it go away. Once I stopped, it would come back even worse but now over most of my face.
In panic as I am 23 and go to university away from home, I went to the drug store and used OTC hydrocortisone in those spots and in a few days it was gone. Great... not so great as I have been using it for about 7 months now and came across steroid induced rosacea/ TSW of the face. I knew this is what I was experiencing and now stopped all creams. As expected, I flared up extremely bad like NEVER BEFORE being red and flaky on my face.
Currently on doxycycline but my face is still red only in the places I used the cream. :/
Would be great to know how long this takes to clear and what you did to help it.
Thank you!
shaziahmed88@gmail.com
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