So it's almost 40 days after my last treatment and rougly 60 days since I started the whole thing. Still have some discoloration, but that's all and I guess my reaction to the Efudex means it will just take a little longer for all to blend together. Summary is I'm glad I did it. In retrospect, sure doesn't feel like this started 2 months ago. A lot can happen in a short time and that's what I'd pass along to people. In the big picture, a few weeks of awkwardness and discomfort were easily worth it to me.
My mom shared this funny...I think I may have thought it funny when it seemed I looked like this, but there's no telling...it IS funny today!
"This is one of 82 photos in a Powerpoint presentation I received. Many of them are fascinating. This one reminds me strongly of a certain young woman I know who recently endured a traumatic ordeal.
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.
Pam, I hope you will come back and update how you are today after treatment . I will be going through another round of Efudex sometime next month. I am delaying it till then so we can go on vacation and I wont have to be around people. Please visit my blog, click on my cancer journal and while your there follow me. You went through a much longer process time than I, maybe thats why I have to do it twice. I see my dermatologist in the morning and here I go again..
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your journey. Maybe we can both help someone facing the fight against Skin Cancer.
Betty