Sunday, December 28, 2014

Day 284 - Day 297: Lots of good with some sick and food flaring

So the goods have been great. Been living life and looked and felt the most normal I've looked and felt since this whole mess started. It's felt great to be a girl again. Even went makeup and clothes shopping. I started getting really sick from a respiratory virus and flared from being sick and eating some Coke Gummies. But was able to cover up with makeup and look totally normal. Finally, in the next post you'll see, I gave into the flare and just rested. But that's the next post. For now, the ups and downs of my current days.

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Sent this to my husband... was SHOCKED at how normal and soft my lips looked.


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Can totally  handle this.  Low inflammation. LIGHT flakes.

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Can't hide in this light and my skin looked awesome.  The under eye wrinkles are even fading.


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This was right after scrubbing my face.  The sickness was making me flare a lot.  My breathing started to become pretty pitiful at this point.

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After my face settled a few hours later.



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Right after washing my face... Some day sit looks perfect and doesn't get irritated.


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Right before a photoshoot... felt great.


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Went to my daughter's school program and felt good.  A few people didn't recognize me.
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Me and peanut girl!!!  I love her.  Love her.


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Went to starbucks with my family and had to leave in the middle cause of the sick sweats.  Could hardly breathe and was slightly feverish.

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Neck doing ok. 


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Used some reserved energy to do some Christmas shopping with the hubby.


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Ate THESE on the way home... I will regret this later.


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Dyed my hair... may have flared from this as well.  WHO knows. I NEEEDED to cover those grays.

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Feelin' pretty sick...


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Happy with how my stomach has been healing...  not itchy at all.


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And the sick flaring commences...

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Flaring but still able to look normal with makeup.

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Just used water in the nebulizer to loosen up my lungs.  

Friday, December 12, 2014

Change on a Dime!

I made a few of these comparison shots and if you aren't in the Facebook support group, you didn't see them.  This is how fast your skin can change....


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A little over a month difference.  My lips are COMPLETELY different...

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One month difference!?


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5 DAY DIFFERENCE!?  


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Four month difference... look how different the makeup sits on my face... and my lips aren't swollen!  I have less wrinkles and swelling!

Day 278 - Day 283: FREEDOM!!! FINALLY! A Break! Living life again in Month 10!

Well, I am finally getting a break!!  Skin feels the best it's felt since this whole thing began!    FINALLY!

Skin is still itchy sometimes and I have tiny flares, but the skin is soft and small flakes!  NO significant flakes coming off.  No more tweezers for now.


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Not a stitch of makeup




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Feelin pretty tired, but NOT inflamed too badly


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NO OOZE




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Face significantly less swollen!  Lips remain soft and skin free all day!  


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