Day 14...finally.

Day 14 -- and I'm so relieved.

In other Efudex blogs I've read where the person had to apply Efudex for longer than me, Day 15 was the most painful. Well I have so much compassion for those folks because Day 14 really sucks.

My face feels like one big, tight scab. I feel like if I were to smile, my cheeks would crack open. Putting Efudex on this morning was not fun...lots of stinging...and I observed myself taking my time with breakfast and a shower, putting off the inevitable task of applying Efudex for as long as possible.

But I got that part over with, so I'm on to the rest of my beautiful New Mexican Saturday, getting ever closer to the day there will be no indication on my face that I ever applied Efudex! I have one more application tonight, and that's the end of it.

Yesterday a fellow classmate reminded me how great it is that I can have this treatment as a preventive measure. And it's true! It's a short bout of discomfort that will pay off in the future.