Reclaim Your Skin

Hi Marty,
My daughter Jessie (now 13 and been on Roac for about a month now) was a bridesmaid about this time last year. She was really worried about her dress and her problematic back and shoulders so I can really sympathise with you. Like I say she’s been on 30mg for about a month and today she wore a vest top in public (well, just outside in our cul-de-sac) for the first time in a very, very long time! Her back and shoulders aren’t clear by any means but her skin in these areas has calmed down enough to give her the confidence to not have to cover them up. Hopefully, as the wedding is still a few weeks away you should be OK - I think it’s surprising to see how much happier Jessie is with her skin just ‘less angry’ even though obviously we long for it to be clear!
Anyway, also just wanted to mention that last year we absolutely begged the doctor to help her out before her bridesmaid duty and a week before he agreed to prescribe quite a strong steroid cream for a few days. Within a couple of days it was good enough to get her through the day and the photos and feel OK (she needed to wear her hair down to cover some of the stubborn areas but she may have only been allowed to apply for a few days due to her age).
We really hope you start to see an improvement soon and have a lovely day being a bridesmaid!

Take care,
Claire.

August 23rd, 2008 at 10:20 pm