saw my derm on thursday and as expected my dose has been doubled to 60mg. to my distress though it’s for at least 3 months. at the start of treatment the dermy said she wouldn’t have me on it for any longer than 4 months, this will take me to at least 5. she’s not the youngest and now i suspect not quite the sharpest either. when i queried the time and pointed out what she’d said before she said (with my notes in front of her) “have you been on roac before?” when i said no she said “yes, i must have got it wrong, because it’s different for males and females”. i could do nothing but burst into incredulous laughter and splutter “but it’s not like i’m transgender! i’ve always been a woman!”. she merely smiled. she didn’t even look at my skin before coming to this decision. so, being a bit of a pedantic type, i double-checked with the pharm that i was on the right dose for the right amount of time. he says yes and i believe him. he always asks more relevant questions than the derm. and after all the derm is the same woman who told me last december that i did not have acne and even if i did get breakouts i should put it into perspective with the teenagers she sees. i left in tears that day. but i returned all guns blazing 4 months later armed with photographic proof of my latest breakout and she put me on roac immediately. she also said she didn’t think extreme tiredness and aches were common side-effects. i told her to have a read on here! hope she doesn’t though…
anyway, the reason the extra month means so much to me is my friends and i have booked a couple of nights away to go and see one of our favourite bands and have a right good girly knees-up in november. it was all my idea cos i thought i’d be able to drink again by then. now i can’t. well, not really. i also can’t imagine handling 2 nights in god-forsaken blackpool of all places sober. herrumph. (apologies to anyone reading who lives there and is offended by that).
so, in closing, my skins still only ok, my back and knees hurt like all hell, i’m permanently super-exhausted and now to top it all i’m going to have to stay sober (ish) on my suposedly celebratory mini-holiday. it’s just all sunshine and ******* flowers! *lol* at least i’m not depressed just now i suppose. can only imagine the nick of me if i was.
oh, in reply to mandytoo’s last comment - believe me, i’d love to but my aches, pains and tiredness are just further proof that sod’s law is alive and well! ; )