Day 79 of my freedom from topical steroids!
In my last post I talked about my trip around Europe and how it affected my skin.
For the two weeks after my holidays I experienced very poor energy levels and sleep, with dry skin and a very poor outlook on the whole ideal. As the days went by my energy improved as well as my sleep, and I attribute this to improving my adrenal function. I supplemented vits B,C,D omega 3 and 6 and probiotics. I was going through the first few weeks of MW and did not enjoy looking in the mirror!
On the 25th of August I left to travel Thailand and Australia for 7 weeks with a heavy apprehension for the condition of my skin and general health on the inside. However to surprise my general well being has dramatically improved. I took the first 2 weeks of Thailand very easy and both my energy levels and colour of my skin are much better! Sun and sea are a great cure for health! 80% of my skin is in reasonable condition, but still suffer from itchy rashes on my wrists, elbows, neck and backs and inside of my legs. The rest is still off colour but has actually turned whiter than the normal skin around it! I'm much more positive about TSW and have become a lot more confident with the way I look and I think the whole ordeal will have a huge positive boost to my general persona in the long run.
From the 6th of September I enjoyed a few nights out including the infamous full moon party! I had a nasty scratched part on my wrist which turned nasty and infected with yellow pus etc. I decided to go see a doctor as I felt dizzy and out of whack and he informed me that I had a bacterial infection. White blood count was above 12000 and they kept me for 36 hours with a course of antibiotics...
Currently sat on the hospital bed writing this!
I've learned a lot about how my skin heals over the past few weeks and it seems my body is very efficient at recovering so I'm doing my best to avoid scratching. I feel that if I can stop creating new wounds my skin will be in much much better condition in a few weeks. Keeping my diet and supplements as natural as possible helps control the flares but I think the main benefactor has been chilling out, enjoying the sun, getting in the sea and being as positive as possible! Liquorice has helped with sleep and exercising and keeping busy means that my mind is off my skin and I'm not scratching!
I'm looking forward to this ordeal finishing and am going to attack the next four weeks in Australia with a positive outlook and I'll update you guys on how it all went in a month!
Peace x
