It's getting better!

Yesterday, it was severely flaky though I almost didn't feel any itchiness at all. My cheeks were almost fully covered with skin flakes, which're so gross! Though I was a bit disappointed for not seeing any patients that day, I was thankful cos I didn't know what to do if my patients saw me with cheeks full of flakes and scabs. They would feel disgusted and turned away from me, wouldn't they?

The flaky skin sloughed off after I washed my face, and my skin felt very tight afterwards.

This morning I woke up to much less reddish face. Praise Lord!

Now it doesn't itch as bad as it was in day 4. I only feel that there's something 'sitting' on my cheeks and I should not do any harm to it; like picking the half-peeled skin, something I really loved to do in the past hahaha..

I really can't wait for it to heal completely.
I read somewhere that steroid withdrawal usually takes one-third of usage time, so mine would be around 1 month?

I miss having my life back.
Since I got severe acne problem in 2009, I withdrew my self from so many things. It got worse after my face became very much sensitive to almost anything in 2012. I confined myself between home and work, didn't get around much with my friends, skipped attending seminars (unless I really had to). There's an international biennial dental seminar & exhibition in Singapore I always wanted to attend, but because of my skin problem I never had the gut to participate. I have missed 2 exhibitions since cos I didn't want to see other's disgusted look or their pity.

I also quit ballet and sports, since sweating & raising heart rate would make my redness & acne worse. It was horrible, because I have scoliosis & related back problems, and only ballet can reduce the symptoms :(((

I want to heal..