Going into August I have a brief period of time where I start to sweat again, and my body temperature control comes back a little, this is a slight but welcomed improvement. I am still cold most of the time but I do sweat some. My skin is showing some improvement, but it still never really looks the same from day to day. By late August what I had thought to be improvements have stagnated and my September visit to Baylor brings an increase in the dosage of Acitretin up to 50 mg per day. All of the things that this drug can affect, liver function and blood lipid levels have been unchanged for me, all labs look good. As a matter of fact, aside from the odd skin disease that has overtaken my body, my doctor states that she has rarely seen an individual with more perfect blood work. Wonderful I say, please inform my skin of my pristine health at least according to my blood.
My hands go through a continuous cycle of peeling. Over time I realize that this is primarily caused by the medicine.
My left hand.
All appendages have a layer of scaley "bad" skin with areas of normal skin underneath.
My feet are starting to show some signs of improvement. I can walk most days without too much pain. The feet follow the same peeling cycles as my hands do.
Somewhat nicer feet. Improvements?
So all in all I am seeing some things getting better. But improvements with this condition come very, very slowly. Additionally I have not been on the higher dosage of the medicine for very long. The side effects of the medicine will eventually cause me to stop taking it as I will discuss later.
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