hey,
ive been reading all the post n thought i would share my story with you all. im 23 and whilst i was pregnant with my first child 2 yrs ago i got really ill with double pneamonia so i had to be ventilated and have an emergency c-section at 26 weeks. anyway all the steroids they had to pump into me along with all the other drugs i swelled up to the size of a sumo wrestler (according to my mum) and from being a size 10 even wen 6 month pregnant it was alot of weight gain. consequently i ended up with severe sm covering my left arm, from my waist to my knees on both legs and the inside of my thighs on both legs. they even tore the skin fully and bled! the hospital got a dermatologist to take a look at them and he was amazed! his reply... theres nothing we can do you can imagine my disapointment and i ended up having to be treated for depression over them.
2 years on and they havent really changed much i have been using bio oil since day one (my mum would rub it into my skin while i was on the ventilator and sedated) they are still very deep and very red. i got a dermaroller to use along with the bio oil and still no change. purchased some trilastin sr and have been using it for just over a week and am seeing some slight improvement in the colour but then it changes when i get in natural light and they are the same dark colour they have always been.
i just wanna say its so good to hear other people talking openly about them, other people dont understand how much it affects your cofidence, how they can send you into depression. but you no what im going on holiday next month and i have just bought my self a new
bikini and i will be wearing it on the beach with or without these marks! screw what other people think when they lookat you, its what is inside that matters if they cant see past them then they really are not worth knowing!
"People are like stained glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed ony if there is light from within"