Days 10-11 - Bindiis' Revenge

This blog is to help others contemplating this treatment.

Days 10-11 Bindiis' Revenge

Well, this is being written on May 2, 2018 or Day 11 - officially just past half way. Go me!

I feel like a living, breathing science experiment. The emphasis here is on 'living and breathing' which it would be nice to keep doing for much longer and which is why this is a proactive step in routing cells that are dividing quicker than they should be.

I read somewhere that this treatment is like a selective herbicide, as a gardener, that speaks to me somewhat, as I have battled 'bindis' in our lawn over 25 summers (probably without as much sunscreen as I should have), so who really won, hence the Blog's title...

But back to my selective herbicide metaphor: as you can see this old face has a lot of 'Bindiis' and not much 'lawn' so I'm rectifying that. Speaking of lawn; 'mowing the lawn' is a touchy business and not something to be attempted with a blunt razor.

Today's photos are taken pre-application this morning - the first time I have put up photos 'pre-cream'. The cream gives your face a real gloss for the day. It is predominantly white, soft paraffin a common skin soother and glosser upper.

Symptoms check: Itch gets intense but passes. Still no sleep problems! The headaches of the first few days haven't returned. So all in all: I look like a burns victim but can't complain.

Off to put on the cream and feel the burn...

Left

Right side

Learning:

“Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.

The more experiments you make the better.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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So let's see how this goes...Efudex/Efudix

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