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Body Skin

What to do when drugs cause skin lesions, dry patches, itching etc.

November 7, 2009

When this happens to your skin Flickr

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DON’T DESPAIR
Our skin is [...]

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Body skin – looking after it

October 17, 2009

Roche Posay lion fighting for us Wikipedia

YOUR BODY IS A HUGE AREA OF SKIN

Shortly after I started on Tamoxifen, I woke up to find my sheets covered in blood, and skin lesions (bloody skin blisters) had broken out overnight all over my body. So I made an appointment to see PD (Pompous Dermatologist).
Entering [...]

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Scars

November 8, 2008

Rose Hips (rosa canina)
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SCARS
The first thing that happens after your op. is your nurse will lift up the nice clean white pad sticking to your wound. It doesn’t hurt, but they are curious to see if your surgeon has made a good job – or not!
This pad stays there for several days, [...]

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