Week Sixteen

Back to the Derm again this week...
Hospital tried to pass me off onto a registrar AGAIN, despite me asking to see my proper Derm. What makes me laugh is that you only wait another 10 mins or so to be seen by the proper one? Told Derm about the 60mg making me fatigued and the muscle problems - she said I did the right thing by lowering it and to stay on 40mg, however she is very pleased with 40mg working, she said it will be a slower process now I cant higher the dose anymore which means I may be on the drug longer than expected. Was quite worried about my eyelid which was still swollen at the start of this week and was quite painful. Derm said its probably a stye (yet another sign of Roaccutane lowering my immune system) and I also told her that I think I have the beginnings of an ulcer under my tongue (which is still there a week later)! She said to try a warm wet teabag (which worked a treat) and it went down after a few days. Back to see the Derm again in 6 weeks as I had an overload of pills from the previous visit.

I have managed to take some photos this week - please try to ignore the state of my lips which are very very sore and dry this week, I am using the Blistex still and am very fast running out so will need to build up another stock from the chemist. I am actually getting them to order it in as I buy so much of it!