Back to flaky me

Finally have a date to see the dermatologist re whatever on my back had the surgeon so excited a couple of weeks back. Won't be able to see her until early Jan, but since I've opted to visit her office near Lions Gate Hospital, I can get in a full month sooner than if I waited for her next visit to Sechelt. Something tells me that all those summer days basting in the sun a la Johnson's Baby Oil have finally caught up with me. Either that, or my increasingly dry skin is more problematic than I suspected.

Speaking of dry skin, the area under my left eye is positively flaky - even more than my general personality, and that's saying something. I'm talking about flakes bigger than anything found in my favourite childhood breakfast cereal (obviously I never chowed on Wheaties). The area extends from my tear duct to the middle of my eye, and from the outer rim of the lower lid to the middle of my morning "bags". Fortunately, I chose to wear round-framed glasses, so the unsightly site isn't overly obvious to anyone paying me a passing glance. But it's darn irritating, and it brings with it a rather dull ache. It's like the lid is bruised from the inside. Looks very much like eczema. I've had this before, but this time no amount of moisturizer or steriod cream is making a bit of difference. Will consult Dr J if it doesn't clear up in a couple of days.

Other than that, I continue to plod along. Do notice that I've developed something of an attention deficit of late. Can't seem to do just one thing at a time, and don't seem to finish much of anything that I start. Part of the problem is that if I don't do something the moment I think of it - or at least write down that it should be done - I immediately forget about it. Gag! Is age catching up with me, too? Say it ain't so!