A date with XTRAC

 That's right, I have a date with the XTRAC laser. Tomorrow morning, and every Thursday morning for the next few months, I will be getting my vitiligo lasered. This is much easier than getting sun for 15 minutes 3 times a week... even in Florida. When my derm first told me to get sun 15 minutes at least 3 times a week, I thought, no prob. But now I realize I spend most of the daylight hours--if not all--at my desk or in the gym. In fact, the only daylight hours during the weekdays when I am in the sun are when I'm commuting or walking from my car to the office. I thought long and hard about sunbathing on top of my car today to speed up the re-pigmentation process. But I didn't. Somehow it rings unprofessional. 

I already have about six freckles/patches of pigment peeking through my vitiligo on my right hand and I'm pretty excited about it. I've been using the triamcinolone acetonide cream since Aug 24th--about 2 1/2 weeks--and repigmenting from what I've seen on message boards with that treatment usually takes months, so I think I'm going to respond to treatment really well. Also, I'm starting on the protopic tonight.

I can't wait to get rid of my evil vitiligo. Something tells me it's on its way out.