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5-fluorouracil & calcipotriol for actinic keratosis

Skin Health | Last Active: May 16 6:45pm | Replies (34)
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@comeoutdancing

Thanks, Ginger. I did not ask how long this treatment takes. I am a bit chagrined at my schedule requiring me to be in public with this red face. And I bet the peeling will be even more off-putting. Day 8-10 have zapped my energy. Did others feel their energy drop as the skin becomes burned and raw? I feel quite vampire like too; the sun is absolutely horrifying to me during this second week.

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Ginger, Volunteer Mentor | @gingerw | May 1 7:55pm

@comeoutdancing Everyone experiences are different, even in the face of a similar treatment. For me, I react very strongly at about the week mark. Sometimes I will use a light foundation or concealer, but over the years, I just grin and bear it. We gotta know it is helping us, so who cares if people stare!?
Ginger

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bosco702 | @bosco702 | May 6 12:58pm

Hang in there. It works. There are times the Flouracil became so painful that I had to stop after 4/5 days.
My MOS surgeon at the UofPenn Hospital put me on what they called chemo crème. It was a specially made cream by Foothills Pharmacy. Arizona? Not as brutal as Flouracil.

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