Conclusions

Well hopefully that's the end of my Efudix treatment. My appearance is now almost back to normal and anyone who doesn't know me would never realise how bad I looked two weeks ago. If you can compare the picture taken on day 22 with that on day 35 you can see how great the transformation is.

My main conclusion about the treatment is that, in my case, it was not anything as bad as I had expected. Having said this my appearance became pretty bad but I probably only had two or thee days of major discomfort, and I do mean discomfort and not pain. Severe irritation is probably a better way of describing it. At no time during the period did I have to take pain killers and even the itching and tenderness of the skin was never so severe that I had to contact my doctor.

At the beginning of my blog I suggested that it may have been a mistake doing so much research on the internet as I was getting the impression that the treatment would be very unpleasant. I hope that anyone who might stumble on this account of my experience with Efudix will be slightly reassured that the treatment could well be not as bad a it looks.

All the Best
Alan

Day 35

Day 14 Recovery.

Well as you can see my skin is now back to almost normal. There is still a little extra redness where the Efudix cream was applied but not so much that it is really noticeable.
It is now 5 weeks since the start of my treatment so this is the last of the daily photos I am going to post. In the next couple of days I will post my conclusions on the treatment.

Day 34

Day13 Recovery

I am almost back to normal now.  Still a little redness in the face but not too much. I will make my last daily post on this blog tomorrow which will be 5 weeks since the commencement of my treatment.

Day 33

Day 12 Recovery

Pictures are perhaps getting a little boring so I thought I would have the little dog join me again today.
As you can see the scabs have now almost disappeared and I am once again getting to look a bit more normal!

Day 32

Day 11 Recovery

Another daily improvement. Still a little red but the scabs have almost disappeared and the dryness is improving.

Day 31

Day 10 Recovery

As you can see getting better by the day. Skin is still very dry and a little flaky, but I'm using plenty of moisturiser so hope for more improvement soon.

Day 30

Day 9 Recovery

A further improvement today. The scabs under my eyes are much better without the Nystaform ointment, but my forehead does not appear to be improving as much as before, it is still very dry and flaky so I have given just this part of my face another application.

Day 29

Day 8 Recovery

Much better today. I didn't use any more of the ointment yesterday as I was doing ok without it. I am now just going to use the E45 cream and moisturiser. Most of the scabbing under my right eye has now gone and that under my left eye seems to be healing nicely. What a difference a week makes I now don't look too bad at all and feel perfectly ok.

Day 28

Day 7 Recovery

Still some redness but getting better by the day. I have not yet applied the ointment and am going to leave it for a bit and just apply some E45 cream as I am going out shortly. My doctor suggested the ointment be used for 7 to 10 days but the leaflet that came with the medication states it should be used for no more than 7 days so I don't think  will use it any more after today. It does now appear to be aggravating the scabs under my eyes. As it softens them they start to bleed and once dried out new scabs form.

Day 27

Day 6 Recovery

This picture was taken in the morning before application of the ointment. As you can see my face is still quite red but the main problem is the scabbing under my eyes. This becomes even more noticeable after ointment application as the scabs soften and ooze, at this stage they look quite disgusting. If anyone uses the Nystaform ointment I suggest they use it at a time when they don't have to meet people for several hours. Another couple of tips are use old pillowcases and a pillow protector as at night time there is a tendency for your face to bleed a little and also have a short haircut before the Efudix treatment is commenced as you wont feel like going to the barbers looking as bad as you surely will do.

Day 26

Day 5 Recovery.

It may not appear so from this picture but I am getting a lot better. Taken about 10 minutes after the ointment was applied it has exaggerated the redness, this will last for a few hours. The itching sensation is a lot better now, it was always worst in the area at the sides of my nose and the scabs here have now largely disappeared. The main trouble spots are now under my eyes  where is still a little swollen.