Lately I've been seeing my dermatologist about my recurring skin allergies. It started when I was in high school. Came back after I had my first job and a few weeks ago for some reason it came back again, worse than ever.
It didn't really help that the elevators at AHMC have mirror like walls. Seeing myself, I was red as a tomato that I had to wear sunglasses to shamelessly cover up my face, in hopes that no body would notice them (yeah right!?!). I still have this instant replay of how my doctor reacted when I took my glasses off and saw the tomato. Her face was like a gif avatar I could use, replayed over and over.
Initial recommendation was to see an Allergy Doctor and take an allergy test to know once and for all what triggers this allergic reaction. She gave me a number of topical creams to be applied and 10 days to take iterax. After a week of religiously applying the medication she gave me, I came back just this morning for my checkup. She was surprised to see that my face has cleared up quickly leaving no trace of the allergies and a far cry from what she saw a week ago. She gave me the option whether I'd continue to see the allergy doctor and take the test which costs Php5000++. I'm considering taking it probably before the year ends.
It's really hard to find a good honest dermatologist. I have gone thru four different one all through out my lifetime and it would be nice if I could stick to one good one.
I have a typical first name and that is Kristina. It could be spelled-out in different ways (Cristina, Christina, Xtina and what have you) but nevertheless it still sounds the same. For the last 2 decades of my existence, my name has evolved from Maria, tin-tin, Kristina, Kristeta, tina, tins and in an effort to be unique I finally chose a hyphenated name now I am t-na.
Mood Swings
Confessions
I always said the right things, throwing smiles left and right, ignoring "unpleasant" scenarios pretend that it didn't happen. I found it difficult to say NO, even though I really don't want to do it. To top it off, I always believed that "If I could just be nice to other people, maybe they will also be nice to me in return". Now, realizing that all of that crap I thought of is just full of shit since a lot of people took advantage of my disposition. Some of them even recognized that I was gullible and naive but instead of correcting me, they completely did the opposite. I've treasured momments of reflection and meditation, the healing of wounds. One day I'll face and conquer my demons...
Lately I've been seeing my dermatologist about my recurring skin allergies. It started when I was in high school. Came back after I had my first job and a few weeks ago for some reason it came back again, worse than ever.
t-na @ 7:40 PM|
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