Hello again,
Spanky,
I was told to go for 30 days and have applied the 15th time tonight, so far there is not much burn, itch or sting (Shhh, don't tell hubby, I like the attention). The short term color flare up was from just a few minutes outdoors yesterday but it's already subsided. I must have very few areas of concern because I appear to be somewhere between this persons (link below) day 5 and day 10 pictures.. and I'm on day 15.
http://www.sannerud.com/people/efudex/
My thoughts were that if fading so soon then perhaps there may not be a need to do anymore but the answer will come Friday.
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Whitey,
I am female and doing the entire face only with Carac. You mentioned that all cells start dying off. Do you mean it will strike the non-cancerous cells as well causing a complete skin regeneration wherever cream was applied? As if to take the good away along with the bad?
I use the Carac after dinner so if I need to use some cream I won't lose sleep waiting for 3 hours to pass. Also, I wash with plain water then use a damp face cloth to catch the drips and air dry for 20 minutes. That could be why I don't feel much discomfort It's either that or maybe my skin is like a leather hockey mask, I'm not sure.(kidding)
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Getting info from my Dermo is like trying to take the TV remote away from a toddler (Pharmacist isn't much better). I asked for name of sunscreen and she told me that if I couldn't take it then to stop Carac and apply Hydrocortizone. Puzzled, I assumed she missed my querry and asked again received the same response. Yep, toddler with a remote. I gave up and had hubby buy Eucerin Sensitive Facial Skin Lotion w/ SPF 30. He said it's my Valentines Day present. lol I believe I will also get the Aquaphor for days that I hibernate.
This site has helped so very much. Straight forward information sharing. Thank you all.
Truths