Its two weeks and then some since the last radiation treatment. The doctor says I'm a late bloomer. My skin reaction to the radiation didn't really begin until the last treatment. In the past I've been cut open on several occasions to make repairs or to take out defective parts. However, nothing compares to the twenty-four hour a day torment of radiation burns.
This is the point at which approximately 50% of the dead skin has been removed and only about 5% is still weeping plasma.
The process, tomorrow, will be to soak the affected area with a mix of peroxide and water for 20 minutes to soften the dead tissue and then to use tweezers to pull the dead skin off. Usually when the skin begins to bleed then the pull is stopped and begun in another area. By the way, there is no pain killer given during this process.
Tomorrow will be my sixth episode of skin removal and hopefully getting close to finishing.
Yes, this is gross. Yes, the pain at times is excruciating. However, if this makes someone think twice about getting a sun tan then I've accomplished my goal.
