I already have an appointment for monday, Aug 23, with a dermatologist. This guy is part of a hospital and very busy, so i'm surprised it's that soon -- i wonder if he had a cancellation. whatever...i'm so glad it's this soon.
But i DO have another update!!!! Remember i mentioned going outside and the UV light? Well... we have been having lots of sun here, so i washed my face and hands again with the salicylic (sp?) acid shampoo, and followed that with my soap, and then went outside and sat with my palms open and my closed eyes to the sun. I didn't stay all that long (maybe 15 min), as an experiment, and because i have neighbors and i looked a little weird holding my palms out. LOL
Well...it WORKED!!! So i went out and "sunbathed" for another 20 minutes in the afternoon with the very direct, hot sun, and it's so, so obviously better!!!! Again, i don't know if it's the acid shampoo, the soap, the UV light, or a combination of those, but the UV HAS to be a key since it was so quick to help it. And since fungus and mold is usually sensitive to UV, that would also make sense.
The trouble is... for those of you with an INTERNAL trigger... is the stickiness due to the same cause, or is the skin just being put into a similar condition to cause that stickiness? Either way...SOMEONE has to know (or be able to easily find out) what makes our skin sticky and then deal with the underlying cause. This is something that could be seen under a microscope, so i can't imagine it being rocket science!!
Now, mine's not completely gone, but only the tips of my fingers and the edge around my hands is sticking. Unfortunately, i guess my eyelid was still a bit stuck, or for some reason it had different effect, because my eyelid got worse. I think it somehow wasn't totally exposed to the sunlight. The way it got worse was sort of a relief and a panic--as the skin has now split there just like it does with athlete's foot. I have now used Lotramin (sp?) on the eyelid (don't try this at home!) -- VERY CAREFULLY -- so i wouldn't get it in my eye (had to keep reminding myself not to rub when it felt odd), and it does look better today, so i think it's related to athlete's foot fungus. But since i have this lotion on it, i don't know if the stickiness is still there or not.
But now, i am beginning to worry about not having enough symptoms left for my doctor to see and diagnose (horrible dilemma). I am paranoid about the eyelid because it is a fairly extreme split, and being there on the eye, i refuse not to treat it if i think it's working. However, i need him to see my symptoms.
Therefore, i am now going to stop all my home remedies on my hands and if it wants to start spreading back, i will let it--so i will have enough to show the doc. No matter what, i am going to bring the info about this disease to him and insist that he diagnose what i have. He is with a huge hospital, so he should have a lot of knowledge and contacts to help us.
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UPDATE!!!!
I already have an appointment for monday, Aug 23, with a dermatologist. This guy is part of a hospital and very busy, so i'm surprised it's that soon -- i wonder if he had a cancellation. whatever...i'm so glad it's this soon.
But i DO have another update!!!! Remember i mentioned going outside and the UV light? Well... we have been having lots of sun here, so i washed my face and hands again with the salicylic (sp?) acid shampoo, and followed that with my soap, and then went outside and sat with my palms open and my closed eyes to the sun. I didn't stay all that long (maybe 15 min), as an experiment, and because i have neighbors and i looked a little weird holding my palms out. LOL
Well...it WORKED!!! So i went out and "sunbathed" for another 20 minutes in the afternoon with the very direct, hot sun, and it's so, so obviously better!!!! Again, i don't know if it's the acid shampoo, the soap, the UV light, or a combination of those, but the UV HAS to be a key since it was so quick to help it. And since fungus and mold is usually sensitive to UV, that would also make sense.
The trouble is... for those of you with an INTERNAL trigger... is the stickiness due to the same cause, or is the skin just being put into a similar condition to cause that stickiness? Either way...SOMEONE has to know (or be able to easily find out) what makes our skin sticky and then deal with the underlying cause. This is something that could be seen under a microscope, so i can't imagine it being rocket science!!
Now, mine's not completely gone, but only the tips of my fingers and the edge around my hands is sticking. Unfortunately, i guess my eyelid was still a bit stuck, or for some reason it had different effect, because my eyelid got worse. I think it somehow wasn't totally exposed to the sunlight. The way it got worse was sort of a relief and a panic--as the skin has now split there just like it does with athlete's foot. I have now used Lotramin (sp?) on the eyelid (don't try this at home!) -- VERY CAREFULLY -- so i wouldn't get it in my eye (had to keep reminding myself not to rub when it felt odd), and it does look better today, so i think it's related to athlete's foot fungus. But since i have this lotion on it, i don't know if the stickiness is still there or not.
But now, i am beginning to worry about not having enough symptoms left for my doctor to see and diagnose (horrible dilemma). I am paranoid about the eyelid because it is a fairly extreme split, and being there on the eye, i refuse not to treat it if i think it's working. However, i need him to see my symptoms.
Therefore, i am now going to stop all my home remedies on my hands and if it wants to start spreading back, i will let it--so i will have enough to show the doc. No matter what, i am going to bring the info about this disease to him and insist that he diagnose what i have. He is with a huge hospital, so he should have a lot of knowledge and contacts to help us.
stay tuned...
capt flint
August 21, 2010 - 9:43amThis Comment
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