Hello Friends!
Well things are going quite superbly at the mo. I havn’t had any spots for a whole week so I’m very happy about that. Also, i sort of expected to have very very dry lips and face now my dose has been increased but they are actually fine. My arms are still peeling off but I’m not really too fussed, I can always wear long sleeves lol.
I had a derm appointment today. My derm said my skin is looking good and that I only need one more month on 50mg to reach my cumulative dose. He wrote me a nice little action plan which I will share with you:
- Complete last month of Roaccutane
- Pregnancy test at the end of next cycle and 5 weeks later
- Continue Dianette for at least 6 months
- Use Differin gel for mild relapse
I asked him what his opinion is on chemical peels as it is something I have considered post-roacc, however he said he didn’t think it was a very good idea. I asked him to have a look at my face and tell me what his opinion is on my scarring and he sed I don’t have any “scars” as such, but I do have some inflammation on my cheeks from previous spots and some un-smooth areas on my forehead from previous comedones (or something like that). He said with all these things the best healer is time…so I guess i shall just have to wait!
I bought Gillian McKeith’s “You are what you eat” book last week and decided I was going to try and follow some of her tips in the hope it would be beneficial to my skin. I only managed one day of eating pumpkin seeds, walnuts and grapes and then gave up. Her suggestion for an afternoon snack is to eat an entire cucumber or two?! So anyway, I am now back to eating crisps and malteasers.
I have included a picture I took of my skin about 2 weeks ago, my skin hasn’t really changed at all since then. In the picture I am wearing some foundation to even out the redness on my cheeks/forehead.
yay xx
I love not having to wash my hair everyday whilst on roacc!