More Bad Skin Photos (sorry)

Another cold night and I'm sad to say that I'm still flaring. I woke up about 4:00 a.m. again to a soaking wet neck and face. It was hard to get comfortable. I lost another layer of skin off my neck in my sleep and it is even tighter today.

Unfortunately, there is a concert on at the school, so I have to go and watch the kids sing in a boiling hot school hall. I have laid off the hemp cream today, because it stinks and I don't want the smell of hemp wafting off me during the concert....

So here are todays photos. They are not for the fainthearted.

Lots of cuts in my neck where the skin has stretched and split. I am walking around holding my neck rigid, looking like I am wearing a neck brace.

The other side of my neck. You can see how red the skin is. The oozing is the blood serum leaking out from the skin as the blood vessels expand. I have lots of wet creases in my neck from the oozing in the night. They sting like hell.

My miserable face! Generally red, flaky and sore from oozing all night.

OK I know this is a weird shot and I look a bit like ET on this one, but I wanted to show how bad my chin is! I have a deep ridge under my chin where the skin has cracked. It is very sore.

My son was off school yesterday (snow day) and he wanted to know why I had the camera. I told him I was taking pictures for the blog.

"I've seen your blog...." he said.
"...its just loads of weird pictures of your face and neck."

Erm...well, I guess he is right.

16 months in folks! It is a L-O-N-G road. Moral of the tale; don't use steroid creams in the first place, especially not on your FACE AND NECK!!!!!