My Accutane Journal
Week Eight: March 23-29th, 2003
Week eight is over already?  My oh my, how time flies when you're having fun.  This week has been  a fair struggle just like all the other weeks.  I have seen som healing though, which is great, but I can feel two new "things" coming up under the surface tonight.  That makes me sad.  Just for your info, I'm still washing with Cetaphil, moisturzing with Glaxal Base, taking vitamin E, drinking lots and lots of water (I always did), and using Labello and Blistex Daily Conditioning Therapy (in a light orange tin) on my lips.  None of this seems to make much difference...my face is still coming off in chunks and so are my hands, arms, ears and lips.  The rest of my body is doing fine though...it's strange.  I do have MAJOR aches and pains though, which sucks...I kinda feel like an old lady.  When I lie down in bed at night, it starts hurting all of a sudden, and when I bend over...it kills when I stand back up.  It's not so bad though, I'd take the aches and pains any day over the dryness.  I am still able to wear my contacts though, but I use eye drops morning and night just in case...don't wanna go ruining my eyes.  Oh yeah, and I had a nosebleed yesterday which is STRANGE because I haven't had one since week two or three. 

Aha!  Almost forgot to tell you about the doctor's appointment on Monday.  Got the usual bloodwork done, and apparently nothing's been wrong with my other blood work or they would have told me (let's hope for the best here).  The doc asked me how I was doing and I showed him the dry, peeling ears, nose, arms, lips, etc...and he immediately said that it's time for me to get to a dermatologist.  Yeah, I could have told you that in the beginning buddy, thanks a lot!  So anyway, I'm finally getting to see a dermatologist on April 11th!  I'm sooo happy about that because honestly, my doc doesn't know shit!  They got me in so fast too...I was probably put on...emergency status or something lol...how sad.  So yeah, that's the good part of my week. 

My face has also almost turned into the kind of ugly you can at least cover up with make-up. Before, it was just a hopeless case, so I didn't even try.  This is good news, it's really hard having to face university life looking like a monster.  If there's anyone else out there on Accutane in university, you probably know how I feel.  My advice?  Keep your head up and know that you're not alone.  Actually...that's my advice to all of you :)

Anyhow, since it's 2 am, I should probably go do something more productive now...like read stupid anthropology books.  What a bird course. 

Luv always,
Kat
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