Skin color changes

[lilmoma]

Lately I have noticed how my skin changes color. I know that prolly sounds crazy, except my employees noticed it the other day. One employee looked at me and said "deb, your face looks yellow, go sit down, I will finish up here" Now the yellow went away, but lately I have been getting lots of remarks about my skin tone. It seems to be like a pendulum, even hubby said to me yesterday, "at least your skin is starting to look like its normal color again". I know I go back and forth feeling weak and dizzy, then I will get a burst of energy, then I am down again,.but I guess I was surprised to hear from so many that my skin color seems to be changing along with these "moments" you guys ever experience that? Its very weird i think.
lilmoma

[lilmoma]

Sometimes I really see myself when I read your posts. I gotta say, I really scare myself when I think about it.
Maybe I have always put to much emphasis on "looks" but I worry about the hair loss, pale skin, all this stuff that relates to looks. I guess I am discovering how shallow I can really be,........gosh, doesnt the world expect that we look great all the time?! I mean, we should beable to "bring home the bacon, and fry it too!!"LOL
lilmoma

[NYgirl]

AH don't make me laugh out loud like that at work!!!!!   :)

I tell you it is REALLY hard some days and others I'm like oh who cares. So much of being a woman is the emphasis on looking our best - but during this time hells bells just looking is hard! I guess it teaches us the value of the "inner beauty" that people like Tyra Banks (yes because she's so UGLY people notice her "inner beauty") talk about all the time.  ;-)

I wouldn't really post about it that much like I'm THAT vain (although I think vanity is a HEALTHY thing in general - or we'd all be SLOBS) but I want to make sure other women know...it's normal and it's happening to a lot of us it's nothing to freak out for.

In general I figure if I was end stage liver anything I'd look and feel much, much worse than I do now so it's all good.

But oh for the days of hair color and salon time .. ooooooh!

:)

[amirtracy]

HI. I'm a week behind you i think (6/48), and i feel the EXACT same way you do. I'm a little dizzy, weak, nauseaus, shakey vision, etc. almost always to some degree. I've noticed skin changes as well. I get red very quickly and my complexion is for sh*t these days. Every imperfection is so visible...ugh. My hair is drier and not so shiney anymore. I'm early in so not so much hair loss yet but i'm bracing. It's not vanity either. I usually don't wear make-up but now i have to. I look tired, i guess is what i think when i look in the mirror. The energy thing i can relate to also. It's like i'm doing speed sometimes. I crash HARD around 3 or 4 most days and really start to feel it in the evening. anyway. you're not alone. and now i know i'm not either. tracy

[lilmoma]

A GREAT BIG DITTO!!!!!!!!!!
I can smell the sun-tan lotion, and hear the sounds of belly-flops in the pool. Oh and lets not forget that ice cold beer that goes so well with a day like that.
Well,.........how about a VIRTUAL BEER?? Cheers!!!!!!!!!!!
thats the best I can do these days:)
lilmoma

[lilmoma]

YES!!!!
Everybody keeps asking if Im okay,.......yikes, does it really show that much?
Even when I smile and joke (Ido that alot) I get the old "you okay Deb, you look tired" Tired and old are synonomous, arent they?
I better go clean my bathroom, I am beginning to focus way too hard on this,..........I can get real OCD.
lilmoma

[Fisheress]

You both are soooo right!  Oh the vanity!  I went a shade darker because I was looking soooooo washed out!  The grey was taken over the blonde color.  I was surprised how dark it came out just going a shade darker.  Must be the meds.  I am always picking up clumps of hair around the house....eeewww.....and it is so fine now that it tickles my face so I keep it pulled back.

Oh and belive it or not, I have the most awsome fingernails I have ever had!  Used to do the acrylic nails for YEARS, had them taken off when I found out I had Hep C (NEVER to go to the salon again!) and had cr*p for nails for the longest time.  I added a vitamin called Biotin to my morning meds and they are great!  My girlfriends always ask if they are my real nails.....

One more thing....ya know how good it makes ya feel when some good looking guy cops look at ya?  Well I am noticing the type I am attracting now! The toothless bubba's!!!! EEEEEEWWWWW! But that's OK, I have a great guy at home that tells me how beautiful I am every day!