Let's Have a Dry Skin Update

Firstly, I'm not worried about it. I can see that dry skin is a common side effect when you stop chemotherapy and radiotherapy. 

Up to now I thought it could be something else (HELLO DR GOOGLE!) but now it feels more like a condition called 'Topical Steroid Withdrawal (TSW)' - which also doesn't feel like a fit as I'm still taking steroids, but feels like we're in the right sort of place.

Evidence!

 - the rash. This is part of TSW

 - my skin is flaky - a dandruff like sort of flaky. I collect dandruff-like skin parts in my clothes, amazed at how much my skin flakes actually create. To help counter it I'm putting on plenty of MooGoo Udder Cream which helps. ALSO - "Our Skin Milk Udder Cream is also used in Oncology hospitals and clinics across Australia as a moisturising cream for dry and damaged skin following radiation treatment and chemotherapy." So when the time came to check creams with the Oncology department this was approved quickly - and I had an order placed for the following day. 

So this is what we thought was probably a chemo rash (taken a few weeks ago), though could be an antibiotic rash - maybe it's TSW. However, now the rash has gone the skin where there was a rash is flaking, dandruff style. It's the skin healing and getting back to how it was, there's no indication how long it will take before it gets back to normal (which is normal). 

Now for the grim bit. My body is so good at collecting all the flaky skin that I can see it in the bathroom on our mats and on the floor, so can imagine it's just as bad in other places (under t-shirts, pants, trousers, etc). Nothing a wash/vacuum of the area won't fix, but I'd much rather not be doing that - it makes me tired anyway. 

A lot of this feels like guesswork, so that appeals to my 'must know everything' nature.