On 1/10/2008
Momnmotion wrote:
It has been very helpful to read your postings so thank you. I am beginning Efudex treatment on my face starting this Monday. I have taken before pictures and intend on keeping a photo journal to help others in the future. I am
very nervous but feel it's going to be worth it in the long run. With a 93% success rate in killng AK, I'm hopeful that I will avoid future surgeries. Two years ago I had basil cell and squamous cell removed from my face (side of nose). When the doctor finally got it all using Mohs surgery it left a hole a liitle larger than a quarter. He took his time and did an amazing reconstructive job instead of a graph. Even after 80 stitches you can barely see the scar with make up. I do not want to go through that again and hence why I'm doing Efudex.
It is a scary thought but I've put it off long enough. I'm only 36 (as of today) and am ready to fight this battle. I will be home for the next three weeks (two weeks of treatment and one for recovery). I'll update the posting with my progress. If anyone else is just startng your treatment let me know and we can support each other through the progress. Thank you again to those who have shared their experiences. I feel better armed with this knowledge.
Best of luck!
Dear Momnmotion:
I'm 43 & haven't had quite the history you have, but I did worship the sun for too many years and am paying the price now. I am on Day 7 of Efudex treatment on my face and chest and would love another female to talk to in this process. I've been emailing a guy in Utah who contacted me through this site. He's way ahead of me though. We went around the site b/c we both kept finding difficulty maneuvering around, finding messages, and losing messages while typing them. Hopefully I will have better luck this time! I'm just now starting to see signs of reaction on my face. Some days I read postings on this site and feel a sense of commaradarie, then others I just get scared to death. I'm doing a journal every day and taking photos. Lighting in my house isn't great (and I'm my own photographer, making for some pretty goofy shots), so quality can be an issue, but I'm hoping it'll help me through it and I can share it with others to help them through too. I'm a vain woman and I think I'm finding others are too - since I've only seen one photo journal from a woman and it stops abruptly at day 10.