Last night was my worst night so far. I woke up shortly after 1am with a very uncomfortable tingling/burning on my cheeks and nose. Applying Aquaphor gave some relief, but I was not able to get back to sleep straight away. After dropping off eventually I awoke again at 4am, again with an intense itchiness. Perhaps it's worse after stopping applying the cream and I hope it's short term. Today is running out on the moors with friends, so I just go without doing anything to my face. I only run for an hour as it's a sunny day and a cap won't keep off the low sun. After running I watch the river running by at Two Bridges and realise that the last day of treatment is tomorrow.
After getting home I shower and help some more loose dead skin off my face. It has nearly all gone now. I apply Efudix to my temple only (where the original sore was). To the rest of my face I apply Aquaphor. It doesn't feel too bad today. I'm sure the endorphines from running will be helping. However my stomach feels a little bit iffy and when I go to the loo I have the squirts (sorry too much information probably).
My skin is looking ok this evening. I can see that my temple, where I applied the cream this morning, is looking weepy and seems to be scabbing over a little. It's hard to tell whether this is just the weepiness crusting over. I carefully wash and apply Efudix to my temple. I apply Aquaphor to the rest of my face staright away as it feels like it is drying out and tightening up. I have little pinpricks of pain under my eyes and my nose feels tingly, especially at the sides. The Aquaphor reveals where there is still skin that has yet to come off, this being mainly on my nose, with a little under my eyes. I guess that explains the tingling as it's all part of the regeneration process. One thing that I have noticed is that my whiskers in the treated area are extremely uncomfortable when touched. I guess that's easy to solve - I just need to avoid touching them. You'd be surprised how difficult that is.
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