Day 16

Day 16 -- two days after I stopped applying Efudex

Today the inflammation decreased a bit. You can't really tell by the photo because I took it after my shower, but it's the first thing I noticed when I looked in the mirror this morning. Yay! I am still a bit swollen, more so on the left side of my face.

The dead skin is starting to flake off now. I was up late last night because even though I had plenty of Aquafor on,  just when I was about to nod off, I would get an itchy spot on my face that I just had to scratch.  

I have been taking 2000mg of vitamin C with each meal to help with the healing process, as well as eating berries and green smoothies. I pulled my dusty rebounder out of the garage and have been using it for 15-20 minutes daily to help support my lymphatic system, which helps with detoxing the body.

I've applied Traumeel and Aquafor after washing my face for the past two days. The Traumeel has calendula in it, which is good for burns.  I discovered that the gel form stings less than the cream form. The Aquafor is a must. It really helps with relaxing the skin, as it tightens up so much after I wash it that I can barely open my mouth to eat! I don't have any aloe around, otherwise I'd be using that, too.