Day 7 - Not looking my best!
April 3rd, 2008
I’ve been on these pills for a week now…See the photos!
Apart from the sunburn look, my whole face is covered in tiny bumps giving a rough looking texture that I don’t think shows up in the pics. My chin is very sore and itchy, there are definitely things going on under the skin so I am expecting that to all surface soon. I can feel lumps around my nose and even the tip is sore. I really hope that I don’t get a spot right on the end of my nose! My whole face is feeling very tight, it feels like it may crack at any time, I suppose I will start to peel very soon.
As for products I have changed to Eucerin Dry Skin Replenishing Face Cream with 5% Urea for moisturising as I found the Nivea Calming cream wasn’t really easing the tightness. I have only just used the Eucerin once today, it stung a little when I put it on but I think It has helped a bit. I have done a small write up on the products I am using, with pictures, so anyone can see and It may help.
On another note, the weather was lovely today…I just thought Oh No! Even before starting these pills I was using Isotrexin gel and had to be careful in the sun, but this is ten times worse. I really don’t think a holiday abroad is going to be a realistic option this year as the drug not only affects your face (Which when I was on the gel I could cover with SPF and a hat) but your whole body. Oh well, It is only one summer out of many.
By the way, I took my 40mg dose of Isotretinoin (generic) with my lunch today, unless anything changes I think I will continue to take it at this time.
I know that to some people my face may not look too bad, and I suppose in comparison to some it is not. The recent photos show my face as it has been over the last couple of months, using a combination of Isotretinon gel and Yasmin (contraceptive pill) which gas done a fair job in controlling my acne. So at the start of the Accutane course my skin was fairly stable and the amount of cysts I was getting was greatly reduced.
