TLO1 Light Treatment Progress

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...♡ 

New August GlossyBox Video + 1 month review of July GlossyBox

Hey guys!

It's Glossybox time again!
This month's theme was 'High Flyers', so the box featured products from various countries around the world.
I reviewed everything I received in the video below, and gave my initial opinion of said products.
So be sure to check it out and to keep updated on my videos I post, be sure to subscribe!  I've another two to post within the next two weeks and hope to film more and more content ^^.

To read my one month on review and opinions of the products I received last month, it's featured after the jump..

I'm Back + Explination

Hey guys!

So as you all have probably noticed, I haven't posted in almost a month.

Seeing as this is a blog about myself, my likes and interests, and general other things, I feel that it is only fair if I share with you all why I haven't posted recently.

For the past 7 years, I've been self-harming, and last December, I was diagnosed with depression.  The doctors were under the assumption that it was only a small spell and that it would pass with the help of a few pills.

8 months on and I'm still taking medication to manage my depression, and it was working well, up until I finished college.  During the summer, because I'm yet to find work, my days are spent doing pretty much nothing at all, which gives the more darker thoughts a lot more space to creep into my mind.

Basically, it got to the stage where that every time I did something wrong (by accident), like spilling a drink, I would be in tears (The term 'Crying over spilled milk' comes to mind XD).

Yep, it's unreal..

Unfortunately, I feel that the doctors were a tiny bit wrong in their diagnosis.  I believe this because over the past month, I have and still continue to experience manic highs and lows.

Thankfully, the highs seem to last longer than the lows now.

Anyways, I'm now waiting to get an appointment with my GP to re-assess my diagnosis and possibly up my dosage, so hopefully everything goes well with that.  The reasoning for this is because depression, and more importantly, Bi-polar Disorder runs on my mother's side of the family.

So, because of all of the crap above, I haven't been able to focus on my blog.  I have been keeping up with nail art, but it's a lot easier to paint nails than to write about it..

My next entry will be soon though!

I have it planned out to a T!

It's going to be a written review of the products I received in last month's GlossyBox UK  and a video of this months and my initial opinions!

I'm really looking forward to this because I enjoyed making the last video ^^!

Thank you all for sticking by me.  It means so much to me <3

Until next time...

July 2013 GlossyBox Review + New YouTube Channel!

Hey Guys!

So this review is slightly different to my previous reviews.  Why?  Because you all get to hear my voice!

I'm extremely shy and really self-conscious of my accent so apologies if I am hard to hear at some points.  Also, because of where I'm from, we tend to talk slightly faster than most people.

I'd appreciate any feedback at all!

In the off chance that the embedded video won't play, here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyjcw4BIcG4

I really enjoyed the whole process of making this video so hopefully I can create others soon :D!

If you want to keep up to date with my YouTube reviews, please be sure to subscribe.  If you enjoy the video, please be sure to give it a little thumbs up as well.

Thank you so much.  I soon hope to add a short about me video also within the next few weeks so I'll post that here too ^^

Until next time guys...

General Update + Recent Nails

Hey!

So, I need to apologize for my absence.  The thing is that I finally finished college and I also received my referral for TLO1 Light Treatment.

So even though I'm officially on Summer Break, I've been really busy and haven't had the proper time to create posts.

I really didn't want to post some half-assed attempt of a post because I don't want people to have to read that sort of thing.

So here's what has been going on since my last post:

- I went for my induction day for Level 2 Beauty Therapy.  I'm really excited now because I also received my acceptance letter.  All I have to do now is assemble some form of a beauty kit and pay for my uniform.  In other words, I need about £250.

- I started my TLO1 Light Treatment this week.  This is provided by the NHS as treatment for Psoriasis.  My level of psoriasis is fairly mild compared to most people, so hopefully this treatment will repress the psoriasis for a while.  For the next 6 weeks, I will attend my local dermatology ward, 3 days a week for this treatment.  The downside to all of this is that whilst I'm receiving TLO1, I can't let my skin come into contact with direct sunlight, unless I'm factored up like mad!

- I've finally stopped smoking!  I started NRT on 11th June, and whilst using the patches, I gradually cut down the amount I smoked a day.  Yesterday, I only had one cigarette and today, I didn't smoke anything, nor did I feel any harsh cravings.  Hopefully, this means that for the remaining 10 weeks, I'll be able to ween myself off NRT and be nicotine free by the time I start back at college in September!

As for nail art and what not, because I've been all over the place, my creativity has just crumbled.  Here are some of the recent works below:

#BestieTwinNails with @DavaniaNailz on Instagram

Caviar Manicure

Hello Kitty inspired by my Punk era Hello Kitty Plush

Minions from Despicable Me, and of course, the ever-so famous Bapple(s)!

I hope to be back in full swing soon, but for now, please bare with me!

Thank you so much for reading!

Until Next Time...♡