week 19, getting annoyed now

Kelly_
 

Kelly_

Tuesday 19 August, 2008

Posted in Roaccutane Diaries

hi all

 

well here i am at week 19 with only a week to go, by now i was hoping for that miracle to happen but alas i am still waiting, i can say that my skin is almost clear, no huge whoppers like before and the red marks are going down alot, i still have a few little pimples and some patchy dry bits.  everyone else seems to have completely clear skin by now and i don’t so i am feeling mega down about it.  its my birthday on the 1st sept and i was hoping that it would be completely clear by then but i really don’t think it will be ho hum.  maybe i need an extra month but i am not due to see my derm untill the 8th, two weeks after my treatment finishes so really don’t know what to do.  maybe because i’m older and have had this acne for so long it may be taking longer to get rid of it.  i know one thing although ihaven’t had as much of a hard time on roac as others on here i really don’t want to ever go on it again a few years down the line, it has completely consumed my life for the past four months and my poor kids don’t know if they are coming or going with my mood swings lol.  i’m gonna try and phone my derm but doubt she’ll even be thre (typical docs).

 

anyone  who has had the same as me would love to hear what you have to say or suggest

 

hope you are all doing well too and still smiling xx

 

10 Responses to “week 19, getting annoyed now”

#1 Joyce says...

Hi Kelly,
I’m not as far into my treatment as you are, but I am trying to arrange an appointment too because I finish this course in 4 weeks and I don’t have clear skin. Maybe it’s cos I’m older, like you are. On the bright side, the leaflet in my box says that it can continue to work up to 8 weeks after you stop taking it, so that’s something I’m trying to hold on to :os
Good luck tracking down your derm :o)
Jx

August 19th, 2008 at 12:35 pm

#2 LucysMum says...

Hi, I would ring your Derm and see if they can letyou stay on it at least until your appointment, would be a shame for you to have almost beaten the dreaded zits but not quite… they are obviously stubborn blighters!
Good luck x

August 19th, 2008 at 12:43 pm

#3 Kelly_ says...

hi lucy’s mum and joyce

thanks for your replies, i have also been holding on to the fact that it can work for a while after treatment lol. i have just got hold of my derms secretary and explained to her, she is trying to get hold of my derm to see if i can have a prescription that see’s me up to my appointment, i am just waiting to hear back now so fingers crossed although like i said i was hoping to be off it by my birthday and spot free but hey we can’t have it all plus at my age it is only another year lol. (and i have spent the past 18 years totally spotty so what is one more)!!

i am so thankfull for this site, think i would have given up on roac months ago if it wasn’t for reading others posts on here and realising that i am not the only one!! so thankyou everyone.

keep smiling x

August 19th, 2008 at 1:19 pm

#4 Kelly_ says...

hi all

just wanted to add, it is so good to see more oldies on here (sorry and meant in the nicest way) when i first joined there wasn’t many of us, and to lucys mum have you stocked up on all the essentials nipple cream, artificial tears, (i have a list of great cures that i posted a while back) you should take a look as i have sworn by all these products since day one and they are affordable.

xx

August 19th, 2008 at 1:42 pm

#5 LucysMum says...

Just bought some eye drops this morning in Boots… not sure about the nipple cream tho!! Maybe if desperation sets in… I will look at your list, on the look-out for the right moisturiser. x

August 19th, 2008 at 2:02 pm

#6 Kelly_ says...

hi lucysmum

believe me you will need the nipple cream for your lips, i tried every lip product under the sun and the nipple cream has been a miracle lol however wierd it sounds. my derm told me to try as long as i can to stay away from moisturiser which i have done all the way through and have just used a tiny bit of cocoa butter and bust cream on my wrinkles lol (thats a whole other story lol).

good luck with your journey hun

xx

August 19th, 2008 at 2:07 pm

#7 LucysMum says...

ok… Im sure you are right… Maybe you get to the stage where you’ll try anything? All in a good cause tho (hopefully) x

August 19th, 2008 at 2:42 pm

#8 Joyce says...

Right, I’m going to the pharmacy right now to buy some of this much exulted ‘nipple cream’ :oD
Jx

August 19th, 2008 at 2:49 pm

#9 Joyce says...

Hmmm… the stuff I bought smells funny: Kamillosan?
Jx

August 19th, 2008 at 5:00 pm

#10 Kelly_ says...

hi joyce

that is the same stuff as i got and it works a treat, check out my list of must buys (somewhere in my diaries) i found some supperb affordable buys. i found that alot of people on here went for expensive stuff that isn’t really necessary.

back to my own diary i got hold of my derm and she gave me enough tablets to see me to my next appointment but it looks like i will have to go on roac longer than expected ho hum. it is finally clearing up but only just so i’m not gonna take any chances now i have got this far what’s a few extra weeks!!

hope everyone else is still doing fine and still smiling their way through

xx

August 23rd, 2008 at 1:07 pm

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