Week Nine

I went back to see the dermatologist this week - her clinic was running 50 minutes behind and I was going scatty while children ran wild around the waiting room and was finally called in to see a registrar. Not happy about this, a) because I've had bad experiences with registrars in the past and b) I get really annoyed being passed off to someone who hasnt been dealing with me and therefore doesnt know my case history, which is exactly what happened here.

The registrar not only couldnt get into the computer to retrieve my notes/past photos, he asked ME what treatment I was currently undergoing and what dose I was on! So I pretty much could've walked in there, grabbed his prescription pad, wrote myself a course of treatment to carry on and walked out again. Grr.

Next time I am going to ASK to see my actual dermatologist herself because really, what is the point? I'm looking for guidance and help with my skin and I'm not going to get that from someone who doesnt know what they are doing.

Anyway... Moan over.

All in all not a bad week for the skin - had a breakout on my right cheek slightly but in a few days it seemed to clear up. Having lots of problems with dry skin though, massive patches on my arms and on my chest a bit - it really makes me want to scratch and I'm having to resist!

On a good note, my lips have been better this week (still applying the Blistex regularly) and my hair is getting drier and drier - I swear it could go more than a week without the slightest bit of grease (which is unusual for my hair, usually wash it every other day) so thats quite good really :)

Week Eight

My skin has really calmed down this week and my lips have finally started to become less cracked and dry - still using Blistex like its going out of fashion (started tube 7 this week) but the massive crack at the corner of my mouth has started to heal now. My forehead is definitely producing less oil - it used to be very shiny and naturally greasy but is pretty average now. The condition has vastly improved! Still using only Simple products on my skin.

The whole lip/chin area is pretty much totally clear now, which if you look at week one is a MAJOR improvement - the sides are a lot clearer too and definitely much flatter, but I feel that hopefully there is much more improvement to come in these areas.

My hair has really started to dry up - thankfully the condition of it hasnt deteriorated and it is still healthy and shiny, but the oil glands have obviously stopped producing oil which means my hair can now go days without needing to be washed - I used to wash it every other day but I've leaving it upto 4 days at the moment before deciding its gross to leave it any longer and washing it! My hair is usually really greasy so this is a fantastic side effect in my opinion!

Week Seven

Well this past week has been a bit of a nightmare. The accutane seems to be compromising my immune system quite a bit and my body never fully recovered from the cold a few weeks back. This week I have had swollen/bleeding gums which resulted in a visit to the dentist and a course of Antibiotics. According to the derm this is normal as you can apparently catch things more on Accutane so I'm told.

As for the treatment, the flare-up from last week has finally calmed down and sides are starting to look even flatter - the chin/lip area is now pretty much clear apart from a spot on my chin which appeared and disappeared within about 2 days. My lips have been really bad this week - a massive crack has been troubling me on the right hand side of my lips, so sore :( my lips have also been so dry this week, its really kicking in!

Havent taken photos this week but will do for week 8.