Before I was completely diagnosed Melissa, Sandy S. and I went to a women's prayer night at Colwood Church. It was an amazing night--I felt like God went through and peeled me layer-by-layer and restored me all in a couple hours. It was exhausting and exhilarating all at once.
One of the things that was prayed over me and I believe scripture given, was that I would be restored or healed like this never happened.
I knew that I would be living with a scar, there is always a reminder of what has happened in life but I have been clinging to that promise. In fact, I have walked day-by-day through this clinging to the promises of God.
Since completing radiation, I haven't had any pain. During chemo I had some stabbing throbbing pain--only once in a while, mostly while I was trying to sleep. I noted that the first week after radiation that the pain was gone. Whew!
I have posted that I have a radiation burn on my leg about 12"x6" and it has been painful and itchy all at once. As much cream as I can put on it, my skin soaks it up.
On one hand I had no idea my skin could get so dark, on the other, I have a huge patch of skin that is **way** darker than the rest of my body. Ugh. So attractive.
This week it started to peel. It was a good thing because my leg was looking like this:
Except without the face.
So as it peeled, the skin underneath was still burnt. I kept up the protocol that the nurses had given me of saline soaks and water based, perfume free cream.
Today I took a good look at it, the scar was darker than the rest of my leg--but it was starting to peel. As I peeled the dead skin back, the skin underneath was not burned at all. Whew. Then I realized....
Ready for this?
THE SCAR IS GONE.
I was stumped at first. Confused second. And then I started to rejoice. Restored, like it never happened.
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