Just stopping by to say.. "Hi" and I know you can handle this.
I'll share an analogy... I'm a former science teacher please bear with what some could construe as the 'gross' factor.
When you get a bad cut or scrap, to the point it scabs over... have you ever thought about how that process works?
Those cells that are left behind.. kick into overdrive making copies of themselves to fill in the hole of the cut.
However, those new cells (the scab) don't look exactly like those smooth epithethial cells of the skin.. they are rough, bumpy, red.. pretty ugly stuff..
made using red blood cells, white blood cells, etc.. pretty much what ever they can get their sticky little cell membrances hook onto in order to interweave a temporary patch.
Eventually as the healing process continues and the epithethial cells continue making new smooth skin cells, the area around the scab starts to itch, it becomes uncomfortable, sometimes REALLY uncomfortable...and it will start to flake away as the new cells grow in around & underneath it dislodging the old ugly cells.
Given enough time.. the location of the wound is undiscernable.. with large enough wounds some of the old patch stays behind as scar tissue & even occassionally no matter how long it's been, these will itch... a reminder to the depth of the wound.
I pray for patience as you learn how to repair your wounds and manage the itching & uncomfortableness of the healing process.
Divorced 03/2010 Mom to two amazing kids
Taking the road less traveled because those encountered on the way may be just as unique.
