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( 1:37 PM ) Celeste - email
Forgive me, I haven't had time to post the last couple of weeks.
The medication is working! My skin looks a million times better already! My lips are dry as hell but I keep two tubes of Carmex with me at all times and that fixes THAT problem. My skin is soft and feels wonderful. This medication is a life saver!
However....
Just as last time, I think I might have to get off it, AGAIN.
I have decided I want to undergo two more plastic surgery procedures so I have to get off it. I really don't want to because the results so far are absolutely AMAZING but I can't be on this when I go under the knife.
I will post more details when I get the chance.
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( 11:49 AM ) Celeste - email
Well, I started my Accutane again! My insurance wouldn't cover the brand name so I got the generic kind, Amnesteem. So far, so good! My skin is actually improving! My larger pimples are already gone and all that is left is just a few itty bitty bumps here and there. My makeup covers it beautifully and it looks great! I still have some dark spots from acne that has healed but like I said, with makeup you can't even see them. I know they will disappear with time and hopefully by the end of my treatment I will see a difference.
I've been carrying water and Carmex with me everywhere. So far I am not too dry. My face isn't as oily but it's not cracking yet. My nose is getting a little dry but it's not horrible. I just put some facial lotion on it and it goes away. The INSIDE of my nose is dry. No nosebleeds yet but I can definitely feel a difference. My lips though are a different story. I am prone to cold sores and the second I got on that medication, my body freaked out and I got a HUGE nasty one on the right side of my bottom lip. It was massive and it got so big, I didn't even want to go to work one day. But I put some Abreva on it and took my Lysine vitamins and it went away in two days. But my lips are still dry so I am slapping Carmex on them every chance I get.
Before I started Accutane, I would get out of the shower and immediately use some Clindamycin on my face right away so it would absorb. I used it in the morning when I washed my face and put on makeup and then at night when I took off my makeup. Now that I am on this treatment, I don't need it anymore. My face isn't oily anymore once I wash it and I know if I used the Clindamycin, it would dry me out really bad. So now after I wash or get out of the shower, I just use moisturizer. That is INSANE because I've ALWAYS used some sort of medication on my face, since I was 13! And now I don't use any, I just use lotion. I like that a lot!
My skin right now is so incredibly smooth and soft, I am LOVING it! I hope I continue to have good results with it! *crosses fingers* After my treatment is over, I am going to ask my derm. if I can start using Obagi and if it is right for me. I know people who went on that and they loved it!
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( 1:49 PM ) Celeste - email
Well, long time no see! I just got back from the derm. yesterday. He prescribed me Accutance and clindamycin again so I looks like that is what I will be taking. However, my insurance wouldn't cover the brand name Accutane itself ($267 a month!!) so I went with the generic brand, Amnesteem. I will be taking 40mg a day (two 20 mg pills twice daily, just to be easier on the stomach). I've already stocked up on Cetaphil, vitamin E, and some really good facial lotion. I know my lips are going to take a beating to this medicine because when I started it last time, they got extremely dry. I am also not looking forward to dry eyes, either. I wear contacts and I really don't want to have to switch to glasses when the time comes. Oh well, though.
My only concern is how dry my skin is going to get right now on these. I made the mistake of starting this medication now and it is about to start snowing here. So I will be on it for five months - five months of winter! That is definitely not going to help my situation at all. But oh well, I already have the medicine so let's do it.
Does anyone know where I can buy Aquaphor? I am having problems finding it and I hear it is the best!
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( 11:33 AM ) Celeste - email
Excited! My first appointment back to the dermatologist is September 30th. While that still is a ways away, I am getting very excited about! It's been so long since I've been on prescription acne medication and I am just really starting to get fed up with my face. I'm 21. It's time to get rid of this problem forever! Whether he puts me back on Accutane or not, I just want to get something. Clindomycin has been a godsend for me recently but I'd like to try something that will have a more promising effect. So we shall see what he thinks is best for me.
My skin isn't horrible. I don't have acne all over my face - just my chin and forehead mostly. I can easily cover everything with makeup but that gets old. I would love to be able to walk outside and go to the store without ANY makeup on. God, I can taste the freedom! Not only do I want clear skin, I want healthy skin as well. Beautiful from the INSIDE, out. I know if my body is healthy then it is definitely going to reflect on the outside. So it's time I started eating right and I need to start carrying water with me everywhere I go.
Like I've said many times before, stay with me guys! I'm going to breathe life back into this little site and hopefully you will all join me on my adventure!
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( 12:40 PM ) Celeste - email
I'm back!! If anyone has this site linked or bookmarked, don't remove me. I am coming back! I've been off insurance for over a year and didn't get the opportunity to get back on it. Well, after a looooong time, I've finally got the best insurance I could get and I'm heading back to the dermatologist on Sep. 30th to see if he thinks I should get back on Accutane. So stick with me, this site is about to be updated a LOT more. :)
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( 11:39 AM ) Celeste - email
Sorry for the extreme lack of updates. I've gone through my surgery and am STILL not on Accutane yet. No insurance. :( Has anyone used Accutane before that didn't have any medical insurance?
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( 1:01 AM ) Celeste - email
Well ladies and gentlemen, my surgery is coming up soon and after that, they said I could get back on Accutane again. So if you still check this site out every now and then, continue to keep coming back! I just need to get back on health insurance, though.
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