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Carac Treatment and Photodynamic Therapy - Greenville, NC
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I'm completely lost....I had PDT with Levulan on...
GingermacApril 25, 2014
WORTH IT$500
I'm completely lost....I had PDT with Levulan on Monday. The Dr and nurse instructed me of what to expect, so I was prepared. Well here it is Thursday night and nothing. I turned a little pink Monday evening, face was warm and Tuesday I was back to normal. I've not blistered, peeled or had any changes. I'm 54, fair skinned, strawberry blonde with sundamage. Recently had an area come back positive for Basal Cell so we all were expecting the normal reaction. I'm set to go back in next Wed to have my arms and hands done.....lots of sun damage very visible. Hopefully I'll see some reaction. I'm also using Carac Creme for my chest area......numerous suspicion areas there. I'm on my 8 th day of Carac and waiting for something to happen. I guess if I'm going to go through all the expense and time consumed in these treatments....I'd like a little something to show for it. Anyone else have such an experience ?
UPDATED FROM Gingermac
6 days post
Carac on chest
GingermacApril 27, 2014
12th day into treatment with Carac and I'm finally seeing some changes. Maybe 12 small areas that are turning red and look somewhat angry.
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April 30, 2014
Definitely keep us up to date on the changes. I will be curious to hear how this turns out.
May 1, 2014
The Carac creme is definitely doing it's job on my chest. Lots of angry red places popping up everyday. It's looking pretty bad but it is what it is. I had my arms and hands treated today with the PDT/Levulan. I decided to prep my skin a little bit before this treatment so I exfoliated last night and this morning. Levulan was put on at 1:30 and I was put under the light at 3:30. Definitely different from when my face was treated. I immediately felt a prickly sting and have a lot of red spots. Going in tomorrow at 9am to have lower legs treated with PDT. Needless to say this strawberry blonde has lots of sun damage from the years of tanning and lounging at the beach.
May 3, 2014
Yeah, the sun can do a number on our skin. I always get super dark spots on my face when I have been out in the sun. As I get older it's worse.
UPDATED FROM Gingermac
9 days post
Carac 15th day
GingermacMay 1, 2014
Well things sure are kicking up....my chest is covered in firey red bumps and blisters. Now that's what I'm talking about; the Carac creme is destroying the abnormal cells, pre-cancerous and possible cancerous areas. My chest is stinging in a few areas, itching and looks down right awful !!!! So glad I'm going through this process and I will definitely be a sunscreen worshiper going forward. Getting up early tomorrow and heading back to Physicians East for more Photodynamic Therapy, this time on my legs.......arms and hands were done today and they are hot and prickly .
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