Hey Guys.
Again, I wish to apologize for my recent absence from the blog. I've been extremely busy starting my new course at college.
Another reason as to why I've been absence, and one that is more relevant to this post, during my last session of light treatment, I received bad burns to my back, quite similar to my burns in June.
So anyway, back to this post.
I've had psoriasis for 10 years now. It first developed when I was studying for my 11+, which was a stressful time for any child :').
I had it diagnosed quickly and had to use creams all over constantly.
After 10 years, the creams were proving to not help, and the psoriasis was getting aggressively worse, so I spoke to my doctor about alternative treatments.
She recommended TLO1 Light Treatment to me and referred me to my local dermatology unit for an assessment.
The nurses there decided that I was eligible for light treatment and I began my 9 week process.
Now that I have finished my light treatment, I would like to share with you all my progress over the past 9 weeks.
So, the photo above depicts the psoriasis on my legs before I was consulted about TLO1.
As you can see, the psoriasis is very red and patchy. My legs had been this way since I studied AS Levels back in 2010. They never got better, only worse..
In the beginning of my treatment, progress was slow. But after three weeks, I noticed a change..
The psoriasis were no longer red and sore on my legs. Instead, they were lighter in tone and the dryness had decreased.
The next three weeks didn't show much of a change in my legs, although I noticed that the smaller patches had almost vanished completely.
I was starting to feel more confident that this treatment would work well for me. Not only that, but I was getting a pretty sweet tan also ;D.
After 8 weeks, my legs look almost clear. I feel fantastic about them, and two sessions after this photo was taken, I was finally discharged and had officially completed my treatment.
I am so grateful to the staff at Anderson House. They kick-started the recovery. I'll continue to use creams to keep the psoriasis at bay, but other than that, my skin is back in my control.
I'll admit that the psoriasis on my knees have started to form again, which is slightly disheartening but I'm controlling it :).
That's it for now guys.
Hope to start blogging again.
I just need to sort out my time management.
Until next time...♡
