 Hi guys, it's Monica. Yeah, I've been I've been really missing in action and You know, I keep saying I'm gonna come on and do an update video and I just really haven't done it. I I just haven't been me yet. You know, I just haven't been feeling me. I haven't I haven't really found me yet. I think You know that some of the The the most surgery surgery number one really set me back And just some of the other issues that I've been having so this is going to be a little bit about I'm gonna give you an update Mm-hmm on my most surgery a Did have my most surgery you can probably see my scar right here I don't I know I'm in you know, I've got a bright light in front of me So you may not may not be as noticeable But I'm gonna superimpose some other photos of me in a more natural lighting so you can actually see the Progression so if you're curious about Moe's about some of the products I've been using how a scar away been working for me I just don't work in stay tuned So as most of you know or well before I start that if you're new to my channel Thank you so much for joining me and if you haven't subscribed I would truly truly appreciate if you hit that subscription button and if you left me a comment I have been really bad With my comments with responding I just have been going through a whole bunch of different things in my life So as most of you know, I'm 68 years old. I was a sun worshipper. I love the sun I grew up in that era of band of salade baby oil I had I'm just baking and baking and baking and then of course it catches up to you Especially I think people that are paler like me You know my complexion we can be prone to gym basal cell and melomona melanoma and Things like that so I've been going through a year with some spots on my face that You know, I've been treating etc. And I've been my most surgery has just been scheduled and rescheduled and finally happened on June on June 22nd I went for my most surgery a superimposed some photos here. I had the nurses actually take some photos They may be gross you may want to shut your eyes, but anyways, I had my surgery And I don't think as Much as I pride myself in knowing what I'm doing. I don't think I actually prepared myself or my body For the recovery process for two days. I had to wear a pressured bandage on my face My eye was barely it was shot. I haven't been able to wear my glasses It's been very difficult even today to read because my glasses hurt right one of my spots here. So Anyways, I Had the surgery and then the following Thursday. I went in a week later for the stitch removal the The stitch removal during that week time It was the surgery and then the removal but because I was having some complications with it that really set me back I went twice in between and one time they had to really clean it out and they had to do a Take a culture to to to just really see if I was having some sort of infection Which is what they thought because my body was not reacting well to the stitches Ultimately, you know Antibiotics different set of antibiotics ultimately that first week went by and I went and had my stitches out So it had my stitches out that day. I drove because it was 4th of July weekend coming up So that Thursday night after work. I drove to meet Jay now. It's actually was working from home I didn't have the camera on so I felt really comfortable not letting anyone see me But it was a difficult for me because I have a hard time reading with our glasses But so Jay and I went to booth payhaber over 4th of July. It's a very very different Weekend away from me because I had my stitches out and my skin was sensitive And I was like really trying to figure it all out, you know, the scar was there. It was very swollen still So I started to you know, obviously treat myself with a couple of different products and one product that I treated myself with Which I did not bring in and I thought I did anyways, it's called Arnica and I had I actually took I actually had Arnica that I've used in the past a Client of mine. I don't know maybe about 15 years ago gave me a bottle of it when I had fallen and hurt myself for bruising So I was doing some research and a number of people Had talked about Arnica as a asset for healing. So Sheila Who I absolutely adore my good friend Sheila simply Sheila formerly life with Sheila or life with Lily had also Suggested Arnica, so I ordered some Arnica leave all the links below So I ordered that and I really think that the Arnica has helped my scar. It's helped my bruising I mean, I'm going to show you a picture of a week ago of what it looked like and then of course today in Natural lighting you can still see I'm very red. I'm still swollen I have puckery scar, you know It's going to take about 18 months to two years for this to really settle down But the Arnica has Dramatically helped my swelling subside quicker, which I was totally amazed with so the Arnica for me Absolutely works. So, you know clean it was I was very squeamish You know cleaning my skin the stitch area and all that and and then once the Final Stereostrips came off. I started to use something called scar away Scar away was recommended by my surgeon. So I have a thing of scar away and I actually Because I have to use it consistently. I actually got a few tubes. I got it off of Amazon But it's 100% silicone. I got the roll on they also have strips that you can buy which I might end up doing But so now I'm doing the scar away after I clean my scar twice a day in the morning and at night And then after this dries, I've been able to put a little sunblock on I have no makeup over my scar so what you're seeing is my scar and I am beyond the Looking at myself in the mirror and crying because I did an awful lot of that. I think I just had a total pity party I'm almost embarrassed to say that but yeah a total pity party. I would look at myself and I would cry I know how vain right there's so many other things to cry about I've had my share of tears these last few years with my dad my brother and you know other things and here I am crying like a baby Over a done scar on my face. So anyways, I I had mentioned in my previous video that I got a product from octaly that it was to review and it is a CBD gummy and it's EL EV 8 and it is by a company called The I always say this one Vita optima. So Vita optima. This is a Delta 8 It's a TCH type of a gummy CBD. It's um, it's I When I first talked about it when I first got it I hadn't really used it long enough to be able to really talk it up or down But I take one gummy and it totally relaxes me Especially if I'm going to sleep and this has been for me now again Everyone is different you need to definitely check with your doctors before you do anything at all Especially if you have any kind of other medication or surgical procedures, but for me, this has really helped relax me and And I do use CBD and I have used products from this company before Vita Vita optima. They have a whole line. I thought they were pretty good. Yes It was sent to me from octaly complimentary in exchange for review But I'm a huge proponent of CBD products and so I CBD oil on my skin as soon as I can Once I'm you know go back for another follow-up visit I am going to find out whether or not Putting oil on which I believe after the scaraway treatment. I think it's two months Then you start to do massage and then when you do you massage on your scars and your lump and all that You have to do it a certain way and I believe you can use an oil product. I'm going to use the CBD oil on my face I love using I still use my CBD oil on other products But not on my scar yet. So anyways, I've been I've been really enjoying this It's not that expensive. Of course, they're gummies and they do taste really good, but I've only used one and Some days none. So I kind of use it as I feel I Need it, but it's very very good. It's very it works for me So everyone really should you know double-check it read the reviews if you're going to buy it I'll have all the links below the other thing that I got and this was sent to me from Octolet as well and this is The era was a company called for era and they have a total skin care line as well or makeup line I should say and they have a cream that I'm really Intrigued by that. I think I'm going to order order. It's an apple It's an apple stem type of a cream. It sounds really heavenly. I just thought I think I'm going to order that but anyways, this is their neck and decolletage cream and I got this complimentary from the Octolet network from Fiera and In exchange for a view and it came in right before my surgery So everything timing is perfect, right? Because I had my surgery. It was feeling really awful about myself And but when you do little things to make yourself feel a little bit better It just lightens your whole mood. And so this came in I took it with me. We went away Really nice thick cream Really nice. I really like it. It's spreads smooth. I put it on my neck all the way down my decolletage Have I seen a visible difference? I think when I put it on I feel a difference It feels a lot more plumping. My neck doesn't feel dry My my neck is my neck, you know, I'm 68 years old So I don't know how much lifting I'm going to get but I do like it And I think there's a sale going on I'll put all the information below this again was sent to me complimentary from the Octolet network from Fiera But check out the line. I mean they I was looking at their concealer I don't have it, but I was looking at their concealer and I said, hmm This might be something I'm going to pursue so I really really liked it Anyways, Fiera, this is a multiple effect neck and decolletage cream. It works really nice They say and I'm going to read it from them from here They say that it is specially designed for you know older women women over 40 I believe and for that creepy saggy Turkey neck skin and just helps you feel tighter smoother from You know a nicer looking neck So I don't know if that's happening for me yet or if it even you know something you can tell But I definitely feel a plumping of the skin on my neck. So I am liking that an awful lot Other than that, those are the just the two products other than that, you know using the Skyrow egg I think and focusing on my scar I'm hoping that I'm hoping that it really helps because It's quite traumatic To see your face Disfigured like that and I think for me. I wasn't really prepared I mean my my basal cell my cancer spot was about the size of my fingernail But they had to go super deep and they got clear margins, which was awesome My stitches from my eye to my nose Had about 12 and and then of course stitches inside But what they do rather than leaving you a crater when they take it out They get a pull your skin and I was like, oh, I was joking. I said, oh, maybe you can give me a facelift or something I still didn't get it. I didn't understand what was going to happen. It's fully. I mean I wasn't prepared for the recovery process and I'm still not so I you know, I'm getting through it. I'm putting a smile on my face I'm going to try to do a video I've got a video that I did pre-surgery of a wig review that I have not even finished editing yet I'm going to try to tackle that so you'll see another video at one point if you watch my wig reviews and it will be about hair and In and it'll be pre-surgery. So anyways, that's going to be coming But I'm going to try to get this up today is Saturday It's been exactly my surgery was on the 22nd of June and today is the 10th of July So it it'll be this coming Wednesday will be three weeks for me So post surgery and I think the article Has made a big difference in how quick my skin has been absorbing and healing even when I went to have my stitches out They said, you know, your face it was really awful for me because I could see all the swelling and still it was very black and blue Or yellow or whatever and they said your face looks really good. Your swelling is Not nearly as bad as we have seen swelling at this time frame. So I I'm attributing that to the Annika So look into that, you know and see but the Annika I think was really good and and the scar away this you can get I Guess at Walgreens and stuff like that as well or I ordered mine off of Amazon But this is the one that my surgeon had recommended. So anyway scar away So that's it for this video. Just wanted to you know pop in give you an update of what the heck has been happening I get a basket of empties. I'm going to try to film that after this So that I can get back in a regular routine and I'm sorry for all of you that have been emailing me That I haven't been super responsive about I just have been in a negative headspace and It's really hard as some of you know when you get in that negative headspace to push yourself out So hopefully I'm there and thank you all for your support. I'll see you in my next video Bye Hi, how are you? Good? I hope I don't scare people when they see my scar It's good really because you know bump up here, but other than that, that's the part that bothers my glasses. Yeah