sweet support :)

[jay]

Yeah, the photodynamic skin therapy today was unpleasant... 16 minutes of bright blue through closed eyelids, feeling heat on my face and scalp and with stabbing needle-like sensations while I sat there in the machine. Afterwards, it has felt like a bad sunburn, with some blotchiness. Still, way better than possibly getting skin cancer in ten years.

But I'm touched and happy by my support... tenacious_snail lent her apartment as a kid-free quiet place to lay down and rest, afterwards... cyan_blue moved our scheduled lunch date from the East Bay to nearby, and picked up takeout food to bring back for me to said apartment... and patgreene went out and bought topical lotions for the pain and swelling, and quietly left them for me outside while I was having lunch with Geri. Awww... :D.

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[tenacious-snail.livejournal.com]

Ow. I'm sorry to hear that it was *16* minutes, not 12, and that the pain was that intense. Granted, given that you're an artic-going redhead, I'm glad that you're getting treatment.

I'm additionally glad to hear of all the pieces that came together, and that you were willing to accept support/help.

I love you. clicky

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

I've begun wondering if all of that time spent in the Arctic since 1998, under the ozone hole in summer, is actually contributing to these precancerous spots. I *did* cover my head and use sunblock, at the time, but maybe it wasn't enough...

[cyan-blue.livejournal.com]

Awww, thanks for the sweet post :-) We love you lots...

How are you feeling today? Are the symptoms easing, or intensifying?

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

It's like a bad sunburn, on the scalp and face, with a few spots that are more tender than others. And it is still very photosensitive... even the dim morning sunlight, just after sunrise, was uncomfortable on my skin there. Today I'm going to stay indoors as much as possible -- I brought a bag lunch and will stay in my office.

[treacle-well.livejournal.com]

Yikes. That treatment sounds very unpleasant. But the support sounds very nice.