Hi folks,
*sigh* I'm beginning to settle in and things are pretty much back to normal here. I have my labs, ct scan, oncologist and PCP appointments coming up in a couple weeks and though I have a bit of anxiety about it, I will be going as myself to those VA appointments for the first time..
A more imminent appointment is coming this Wednesday, I've scheduled another 2 hour facial torture session (electrolysis) and that means today is my last day to shave until afterwards. I have become more aware of my beard growth since going full time and dislike it more also. It's almost as if putting on my wig each day increases my dislike of the little stubble I feel on my face though it is barely noticeable at all. I find myself wanting to pick up my razor and hit it again several times a day now. I do not like it being there.
When I visited Kendra, she stopped talking and suddenly asked if I had already done electrolysis. I had shaved that morning and a bit more on the way. This was in the afternoon and she was surprised when I told her no. That is how noticeable my beard is. But I know it's there. I can feel it. I don't want it. I didn't mind it all that much before, I did want to have it removed, but it was not this much of an issue as it is now.
Anyway, electrolysis id Wednesday with all that entails, growing out the whiskers a bit, applying the EMLA cream an hour before and covering it with plastic wrap, drowning myself with water at least from the day before. and bringing the cream with me this time so another area can be treated for the second hour. Ode to Joy plays in the background...
Yep, I'm home and longing for my next road trip.
Hugs,
Laurie
