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[bushie]

Hey congrats on the funky new epidermis girl!

So glad you're doing better.

[RainyDayAndrea]

Holy crap I ate way to much this past week, I feel like one of those egg shaped toys with weight in the bottom that you can just push and they roll around. Hmm, maybe thats not the best comparison. I feel xtra lg is all.

Well Skin is still pretty good. I picked at a blackhead on my forehead but it aint goin nowhere, bugger.
All is well, cept I was in the body shop this pretty afternoon and happened to glance at myself in the mirror when I was standin next to some other girl and I realized how crappy my skin tone is right now. All red and blotchy and spotty. Not even at all. But only one big pimple so thats all the complaining I'll do.

I just wanted to let yall know I posted new pics of my improving skin. Definitely some improvement. And its about time as I am almost done 5 months. I hope you (ya you!) dont have to wait as long as I have to see things get better in an obvious way. I basically think I am in the bottom 10% for efficiency and speed of improvement on accutane. I am not bitter though, oh no. I am strong like an amazon. I can handle anything and I would never run away in shame and disapointment of lack of accutane effetiveness, oh nooooo I wouldnt. Okay I'm a coward, this medicine has freaked me out all the way to the praries and back to the rainy rockies of BC.

What is wrong with me? No more crab dip, it messes with your mind...

Well I am trying to post more in YOUR logs, a least 2 people a day. I am very on top of things.

I'm so glad to be happy again.

An dy

[hi im Lvig]

ANDREA -- your skin looks GREAT! dont worry, accutane is definitley working!

[RainyDayAndrea]

Coming to the end of month 5 ( I have 17 pills left for 80 mg a day...but I have 11 days before my next derm appt). All in all I have taken 193 - 40 mg pills.

Yesterday I only took one pill. I forgot to take one in the morning. Dammit.

Well I had a tiny new pimple show up in the corner of my mouth last night and I was picking so now I have a little red angry area. I really need to stop doing that.

I slept 12 hours last night and now I am in a daze. I have to go to blockbuster to return some movies. Four actually. You can tell I had a wild weekend. Of the 4 I really liked Love Ludlow. It was cute.

Lips and face were incredibly dry this morning. Put lotsa lotion on my face. My face looks red and blotchy today too.

Mike is still back in our home city, I'm alone in vancouver since thursday, but helll be back tomorrow. But then he leaves wednesday for a one month Europe trip. Its gonna suck heavily for me. I forget how to be on my own. Its really lonely, I guess I'll just throw myself into my work...ha, maybe not.

Well, I'm gonna go return those movies and clean.

Love ya all

An dy

[Jen121]

Hey Andy! I was just dropping by to say hii and i think your so pretty!

And accutane IS and WILL work for you!

[callmeben]

Hey - just sayin congrats on bein so far into the course! it looks like you're doing great. and although I haven't seen Ludlow, now I'll have to keep that in mind for what to check out if I'm in need of a good movie

[trenem]

Jeesh, I was really happy with my skin till I saw your pictures, your skin is soooo much better toned than mine! I think your skin looks amazing! Hope you had fun cleaning. I am about to do that as well. My BF went to take the trash out as he was leaving for work and the bottom fell out of the bag. He didn't have time to clean it up so he just left it and I found it there this morning. Nice. I called him and he said he didn't wake me up to tell me about it (that I would have to clean it up cause he didn't have time) because he thought I would be mad. Apparantly just leaving it there for me to find WASN"T going to make me mad! HA, silly boys! Whoa, way off topic, but hope you have a great day!
Taren

[RainyDayAndrea]

Today is a sad sad day. Mike left me last night to go to amsterdam and western europe for one month. So I am counting down the days until his return. Sigh. There is a 9 hour time difference, so its 7:30 at night where he is. His plane should have landed 4 hours ago.

Well back here in vancouver I am at work. Not working really yet.

I have a huge bug problem at home. These silver fish-like bugs (not silver and more elongated and slick, ewwwwwww) are crawling out from under my fridge. Yesterday, I sprayed Vim bathroom spray all around the fridge and on the baseboards under the sink, I went to my room for awhile and when I came back there was a MASSIVE black spider laying curled up on its back in a puddle of Vim. SICK! I'm so scared to even be in my house. I havnt seen any more of those other bugs yet though. I'm really scared there is a nest under my fridge. I'm gonna wait till the 22nd when my mom comes to visit and get her to help me clean out under there. Shudder.

Acne wise I'm a bad girl. I squeezed out two huge black heads/gunkies last night and now I have 2 big welts on my face. And I'm havig new bumps show up on my face. Maybe cause its almost that time of the month. I dont know. And I have two pimples forming on my cheek near the bridge of my nose. I am very weary of whats going to happen there. And my forehead has too many bumps on it. I hope things dont get bad again dammit. Its okay I wont freak out yet.

So other than that, my face is pretty dry. The inside of my nose especially. My hairs been really dry too. But I am in desperate need of a haircut. I guess I should get one this weekend. I think I'm gonna cut a lot off. Not short short. But way shorter. I think. I change my mind daily.

Okay well I hope you all have a good day.

I know I wont. Just kiddddding.

An dy

[kae_]

Wow, congratulations on being so far through your course.
Good luck with those bugs, If I were you I would be flipping-- I hate bugs in the house.

[AllAboutTheTane]

I can't get over those eyes.

[RainyDayAndrea]

I can't get over those eyes.

Aww shucks. Thanks darlin.

Hey guys whats up? Oh god, I am so worried about Mike. He is trying to make it from Amsterdam to Barcelona on the train and he doesnt have much of a plan. Hes going to Brussels than to paris and then down to the south of France and he'll be stuck there over night I guess since the train arrives at night, and none go over the boarder at night (except for the very pricey ones) so he will have to spend the night in the train station or wandering the streets. I hope no one robs him. And hes hardly slept in the past 40 hours. Hes tired and emotiononal, poor boy. I know he's a big boy but I am such a worrier.

Anyway, I guess this is acne.org not whineaboutyourboyfriendlostineurope.org.

Acne, is so so. Still two pimles developing on the cheek area. And two welts where I picked. And one 1 month old pimple that wont quit, and a bigger bump on my chin, and everything else to do with bumps that I always blab about. They havnt magically disapeared yet dammit.

Well I havnt found any new bugs crawl out from under the fridge, although I did come home for lunch to find a fat pesky fly buzzing back and forth across my living room, running into the window than to the mirror in the stairway. I chased him around for half an hour than decided it would be best if I accepted him as friend. I am lonely now that mikes gone. Well wouldnt you know I cant find him when I get home late at night. Cant even keep a fly for a friend.

I'll probably find him in my shoe or something in the morning.

K well I'm off to sleep.

Goodnight.

An dy

[cj83]

Hi andy,
Ha Don't worry too much about Mike. Most of the people here in Europe are really friendly and helpful. I'm sure he will not be robbed or something.
Hey and your skin looks so much better on your new pics. I can definitely see a good improvement there. So keep the good work up you'll be completely clear in no time.

Take care!
cj

[SweetAsCanBe]

just browsed through your log.. wow, you're almost at the end now! that must be great. your skin looks clear in your pictures so accutane has done its job for ya. you're such a cutie too!

[corrine_1980]

Hi Andy..
I read your about the bug under the fridge.. yeah sounds scary.
I am also not fond of insects esp those with hairy legs like spider.. brr.. I got goosebumps.

Well hope your Mike will come back safely.. and your skin getting better and better each day.
How many more months do you have to take Accutane?

[RainyDayAndrea]

Well things are going good, but also kinda bad skin wise. No new actual pimples but I am having a super outbreak of little bumps on my cheek around my nose, on my nose, between my eyes, and on my upper lip area (under my nose). Its really freaking me out. I dont know if I'm having a reaction to something or if I am actually breaking out all over the place or what. I'm scared that theyre all gonna turn red, or even some of them might turn red. Ugh! I'm so frustrated!
But my chin is looking the best it has in years! And my forehead is great. But I'm scared I'm gonna be freaky in no time. At least I have a derm appointment on Friday. The bumps arent noticeable, so my derm will probably not be concerned about the bumps.
It sucks.

Well Mike is safe in Europe for now. He was just in London and he's on his way to amsterdam. He said he needs to do laundry and he's really stinky cause he sweat in all his clothes in Barcelona.

To answer your question Corrine, I'm not sure how much longer I have, we havnt really discussed an end point. I'm hoping one more month at least! I'll go longer if my dem would let me but who knows.

My mom and sisters are coming to visit on Saturday and I am beyond excited! I am really lonely right now without Mike. But I am enjoying the house staying clean for more than 10 minutes. Just joshing Mike!

Bye Loves

An dy

[browneyz]

Hi Andy!!

I see you down there! It's just you and me babe!

[Jules70]

Hey Andy. Catching up on your log. Your pictures look fantastic.

[RainyDayAndrea]

Hi everyone,
Thanks to you who still comw by to say hi even though I am not a very good poster anymore. But I had a dermatologist appointment today and I just had to let you know how it went.
Well it wasnt interesting, at least you wouldnt be too enthralled. But too me it was quite fascinating. Well the first thing is that I got another month on 80 mg/day. And I booked my next appointment already so for the first time in three months I wont have to decrease my dose while I wait for a late appointment. I'm so smart. Well I inquired as to how long can I possibly stay on this junk and the doc was like "yo, girl, as long as the shiznet takes dog" and I was like "dope man, thats cool wit me yo". Well I am sick as hell of being on this soul sucking medication but I want so bad to chase away the evil that is the acne upon my face. So I can stay on for, like, ever. Well he said two years is a little long, but as long as my tests are okay.
Anyway, catch this! He said he has a patient that is larger, but not huge or anything, anyway the derm had to put him up to 5, FIVE!! pills a day to see any effect! Isnt that just out of this world? I believe his exact words were "some people just eat this stuff for breakfast".
I LOVE my derm. He is so non chalant, he makes me feel so less paranoid and freaked out about everything. Seeing him once a month isnt just medically necessary. Its therapeutic. I mean if he feels good about everything then what do I have to worry about.
Okay well, I spent too much time telling a lame ass story but I gotta go now. I rented greys anatomy, the first five episodes and I'm on the second. The dvds due back tomorrow at 8 pm but my mom and sisters will be here at 2 pm.
I am so so so excited. I hope we have a good time.
I love you guys!!!
An dy

[corrine_1980]

Hi Andy

You look beautiful .
Another month of Accutane.. wow.. congratsss !!

And that's true.. doctor should have that kind of theuraphetic ability to make the patient feel good and less stress about their problems.
They said : your mind can control everything.. so started by having a "healing" in mind definitely help.

Cheers andy

Corrine

[cj83]

Andy! Hey so you'll go for 1 more month on 80mgs..Hmm ok your acne or better said those bumps are really stubborn. But you are looking really good in your last pics so I'm reliant that it will get better and better with time. Yep your doc sounds really nice and sensitive. So go for the 1 more month. Ey what is a month yet for a lifetime with perfect skin?

Hey is Mike still in europe? Hmm it sounds like a really exhausting trip to travel through half europe during this small time period. Hmm hope he's fine..

And I like Grey's Anatomie..Good series..lol...

Anyways enjoy the weekend with your family...

cj