swollen top lip..

hey guys

it was supposed to be my first day back to work today and i was quite looking forward to it... only to wake up and find that my top lip has swollen up this morning and i look like sylvester stallone's mum. what a shitter. so am going to have to take a sick day or two which will look like im slacking off as its the first days back after the new year..

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...

any ideas what this may be? or if anyone has had it before? there is no visible acne. just a swollen top lip.

thanks.

starting dating again..

hi guys

so i have finally cleared up most of acne (touch wood) and have got my confidence back going out and being social with friends etc... (the key in my recovery was shaving every day, NOT touching pimples at all.. this might sound gross but the best way i found to remove a pimple was to put some clean tissue over your fingers and gently pick the top (puss bit) off and then dont touch it at all after that. just let the bad stuff come out and then heal).

anyway the thing is... dating.

i had a pretty rough break up with my ex of 2 years ago (which i think caused my acne) and have only just got over her whilst i was clearing up. then on saturday night a friend who i have known for 6 years tells me that she has liked ever since we met. so.. we were drunk and kissed.

now she wants to meet up and go out which is fine. she is a nice girl and very pretty. but getting back onto dating is difficult for me. lots of phsycological effects still lingering and i have a little bacne which i cant fkin clear up.. plus scars from previous bacne..

anyway.. just looking out for some support and advice... im not sure how to take this.. what to do?!?!?!

How I got rid of my bacne..

Hello guys

OK. This is going to be a bit of a long read. So go and make yourself a cup of tea.

I could have posted this as a reply to the many other threads on this board about bacne, but I wanted it in its own topic so that nobody missed it.

So.. I had severe bacne. Im not talking about 1 or 2 spots here and there. I mean cysts and spots all over between my shoulder blades and on my shoulders. It got to a point where I couldnt even put my shoulders back, nevermind wear a backpack. Very painful. Sleeping was a nightmare.

I tried lot of things including Harley Street derms who only made it worse. I tried sea salt for a week, but I didnt have the time or patience to take a bath every day.

So after reading posts on here about exfoliation and Head and Shoulders (H&S) shampoo FOR MEN, I decided to come up with a regimen and give it a shot. Its important that it has to be the Men's shampoo as I couldnt see the "Contains Zinc" label on any of the others.

And here is my regimen:

Active Bacne

1. Wash back and shoulders in the shower with H&S by hand. Be gentle.

2. Rinse off completley. Do your normal shower routine elsewhere on your body.

3. Just before you get out of the shower, wash your back and shoulders again with H&S by hand, but this time DO NOT rinse off. Just pat the back and shoulders with your towel. The point of this is to leave a film of H&S on your skin throughout the day so that the Zinc can do its stuff.

4. Do not dry your back and shoulders with a towel totally. Let them air dry. The water will dry off and the H&S will be left behind, making your skin feel a little tight. This is ok.

When the Active Bacne has calmed down

1. Same as above, but instead of washing by hand (step 1), use a back brush. Im from the UK and have bought a very good one from Muji for about £7. Its not too soft or hard. Spend a little time brushing around your shoulders and back with this in the shower. I normally apply the H&S by hand and spread around to lather it up a little. Then I use the brush.

2, 3, 4. As above.

I am left with marks now, but I am hoping they will fade in time, or fade via brushing. The most important thing, my back and shoulders are no longer bumpy. I dont feel a single bump. Feels so smooth! I think this may be due to the brushing.

OK, I just thought I would share this with you guys. If it worked for me, it can work for you. Good luck! Feel free to ask any questions.

waking up..

once again.. woke up this morning.. and the first thing i thought about was my skin.. looked in the mirror and have had a particularly bad breakout. worse its been for a while.

and now im in my room.. with that sick feeling still lurking around in my stomach. feeling that im stuck with this shit and just wondering when, if ever, it will go away. i cant face to go out of my room as all my flatmates are home.. all up and about joking and watching tv and having breakfast..i want to join in, i really do, but i need to make a dash past them to get to the bathroom and they are bound to say 'morning'..

I HATE THIS FUCKING SHIT!!!!

(rant over)

FK..

so i was experimenting.. dont look in the mirror and you wont pick and will forget about the zits in a few days.. i was doing really well. forgot about it completley and i started to become myself again and the none picking was doing wonders..

then my friend comes over for lunch. and she says "you know.. you should really shave and keep your face clear so those spots can air properly"

...back to square one