I am in my second week of the Ultraviolet Phototherapy treatment. The exposure times increase at each visit and my last exposure was for 2 minutes. Today's visit will probably be for a 3 minute dose. I have not noticed any improvement in the rash or the continual itch. I have tried many lotions and creams to no avail.
The nurse who administers the Ultraviolet booths tells me that it may be up to 8 weeks of exposures before I see (and feel) any better. In some cases patients see no improvement. She tells me that in this one small clinic she treats around 75 patients a day.
I have been using anti-histamines to try and ease the itch and I had to stop using one because of some nasty side effects such as slurred speech, balance problems and a strange hallucination where the tiled floor appeared to be flooded with gently swirling clear water.
I know that some people aim to experience these symptoms by taking/smoking/injecting, illegal substances.
A blurrygraph of my forearm
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