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Better. I mean, it's getting there. I'm going out to dinner tonight and there will be quite a few people there. After all, it is my sister's 21st. My friend has pretty bad acne, so at least I won't be the only one there with acne. Overall, it's looking a lot better. Nobody at school says anything, which is great. On the first day back, I had the girl that liked me wink and smile at me. Felt pretty good about that. Don't worry, she's not a slut or anything. She is gorgeous and nearly as tall as me and I'm 6'0".
Feeling bad this week. Especially today because my skin is itchy and has started forming tiny bubbles with clear fluid. I had the same problem 1 week ago and I am so angry it's happening again! My skin looked HIDEOUS. I don't want it again! This new dermatologist isn't helping me at all. I think my skin is worse!!!!!! I rarely had this problem before! And yesterday I popped a pimple and it's all weird...blood won't go away...
aahhhggg itchy
I do moisturize but looks like it doesn't help. Maybe I should try aloe vera gel.
I'm not feeling great about my acne today for a variety of reasons. I've been pigging out over the last few days,with a lot of junk food, and I can feel my skin starting to breakout. I can always tell because I begin to itch ever so slightly. Then I touch or scratch the area, which leads to picking existing areas. I've broken a lot of cardinal rules.
....but for now i have clear skin
Been almost clear untill my stupid period. Now I have to deal with 2 pesky spots on my face. Welcome back motherf****s.
Lol. I hate pea size pimples. Even if one! I rather have like 10-15 small zits than a big one.. =\
Feeling bad this week. Especially today because my skin is itchy and has started forming tiny bubbles with clear fluid. I had the same problem 1 week ago and I am so angry it's happening again! My skin looked HIDEOUS. I don't want it again! This new dermatologist isn't helping me at all. I think my skin is worse!!!!!! I rarely had this problem before! And yesterday I popped a pimple and it's all weird...blood won't go away...
aahhhggg itchy
I do moisturize but looks like it doesn't help. Maybe I should try aloe vera gel.
You should!!! You can see a lot of good results for skin if you do research. I started applying aloe vera and skin is so smooth and most of my zits vanished in 2 days.
My skin was terrible like 2 days ago.. lots of zits around mouth which was noticeable.They disappeared and not even red spots at all. I apply fresh aloe vera twice a day. I love how my skin feels after applying 
Awful. No, terrible. No, despondent. Ok, what's worse than despondent? 
I was pretty much clear. At most I had one active zit at a time over a period of a month, nothing major, and a huge, huge improvement from when I was at my worst. I have a lot of PIH, but I was so excited to go back to the dermatologist and ask him if he thought i was ready to focus more, or solely on, my PIH, since it appeared that my acne had pretty much subsided.
Then at the end of this week, one pops up by my lip, making it painful to open my mouth at times (eh, no big deal). Then two more pop up around my chin (starting to get concerned). Then another one popped up yesterday on my forehead (starting to get really concerned) And finally, today, as I was in the shower, I noticed yet another new one on my cheek (officially feel like shit).
What makes it worse is after being relatively clear for like a month and a half, I have a big family event coming up next weekend. Hopefully all these news one are pretty much gone by then. I mean seriously...it's as if someone is playing a big joke. I get pretty much clear, excited for the first time in a long time as I felt I could finally just focus on my PIH, and boom, a week before a big event, this shit happens. Sigh 
(The emoticon doesn't match how I feel, but the dancing banana makes me laugh, and I could use some laughing right now, so I'm going with it. 
)
Felling bad since a few days .. Actually I do not have acne any more, but hypertrophic scars on my cheeks, that cause inflammations (also by ingrown hair). I am 27 now and soon my ex girlfriend is going to marry... When my skin will be fine again, it's going to be late to get her back ... and that's what makes me feel so bad .... lost so much time ....
On 2/5/2012 at 7:43 AM, JSA said:Ok, what's worse than despondent?
Very despondent?
Yeah, for some reason, it feels worse when things improve and then go downhill, than it does when things are always bad. I guess that when things improve, we raise our expectations, then the smaller problems which may appear seem like more of an issue than they aught to be. I'm in a similar position - a very light breakout over the last couple of days but it seems like a big deal after several weeks of relative calm.
As for the timing, well, that's always the way! I don't think I've ever been clear right at the time I wanted to be. Rather, I find that I'm clear leading up to an event and then... BANG! BREAKOUT! So the days prior to the event are spent stressing about how it'll look and that probably only serves to make things worse, then it conveniently starts to calm down the day after said event! D'oh!
I abhoor it (is that too strong of a word? Would love to go stronger....lol). I have been on a derm prescribed regimen for almost 3 months and my acne is currently worse than when i started. No real consistency where it counts. I'm just over the whole process.....sigh. Trying this diet things too (1 month in with no dairy/gluten - no improvement in acne) and now taking out things that came came back moderate/high from my intolerance test. Will this ever get easier?
Wow, I'm glad I found you all. Just signed on yesterday. Today, actually all week I've had 2 massive cysts pop up side by side on my jaw/cheek line not to mention the nine inflammed ones placed evenly all over. I have clusters of non-inflammed white heads all over and there not so bad, just as long as I don't try to see them. All week has been like a roller coaster of emotions.
Ok, what's worse than despondent?
Very despondent?
Sure, that works. But maybe add another 10 "very's" to it. 
And I guess that's a nice way to put it. If I looked like this when I was at my worst, I wouldn't have been as upset as I am now. But with improvement comes raised expectations, and these past few days have been such a let down as a result.
It just hurts when you take what appears to be a step backwards. I had gotten pretty good at not even thinking about it as often, because I barely had any actives (and there were a few days where I had none at all). I figured all I had to do was go to the derm and get started on aggressively attacking my PIH. Then this... I just want this nightmare to end.
And you're so right about the terrible timing thing. It's always the case. 
(yet another inappropriate emoticon for the sole purpose of making me smile 
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Not good at all. Came home from school today and found two inflamed pimples near my mouth. I thought I was doing a pretty good job with taking care of myself, but it ticks me off when pimples just pop up out of nowhere. Lame. Can't do anything about it though. Just put on some cream and let it be. It sucks, but I just have to deal with it. Sadly.
Good news: Skin is basically clear right now. I think my initial breakout is over, the medication is working at keeping the zits at bay, etc. My skin feels pretty smooth to the touch!
Bad news: The hyperpigmentation is still there, and it is SO annoying because it makes me look like I still have acne!!! With makeup on it's not too bad at all (although you can still see the marks up close) but without makeup, it's red. I think the marks are gradually fading but they're taking a long time. I just wish it would all go away faster; makes me wonder if I'm doing anything wrong? I might look into a chemical peel or something for when I go home for spring break, because my skin would otherwise be good and clear if it weren't for these red marks.
i feel kinda confused
for many months it was always the right side of my face covered in acne while my left side was pretty normal at best and only slightly bad at worst
now it seems over the last few weeks my right side has cleared up and is looking pretty good but my left side is starting to become a complete mess
not sure what, if anything, i have changed
Well cheeks are pretty nice. But my forhead has 10+(more than ten fo sho) bumps, medium or small, noticeable or not, red or plain,healing or new. And the rest of my face is pretty muh clear. Ahhhh. Its not all that bad. Whatever :/ Its just irritating. My forehead looks like utter crap and is zit city. And i have a fat one in the crner of tmeple (unnoticeable due to tihs thing claled hair) but its sore. I havel eft that one entirely alone for lack of care, beucase, yo'now cant see it because hair covers it. Ugh, my FOREEAD
i feel kinda confused
for many months it was always the right side of my face covered in acne while my left side was pretty normal at best and only slightly bad at worst
now it seems over the last few weeks my right side has cleared up and is looking pretty good but my left side is starting to become a complete mess
not sure what, if anything, i have changed
I have the same problem. My left side was clear for months and months while right side almost always had a few pimples but now...they both have pimples...I think I know why - because of water or my cleanser.
I'm gonna stop washing my face and go back to using only my toner 1-3 times a day. I'm almost 100% clear if water doesn't touch my face. I tried to go back washing every day but it's been 4 weeks now and it's just not looking good so why should I torture myself if my skin doesn't need it. I hate feeling so upset over pimples 
Oh and I must stop scratching...such a terrible habit...when I get a breakout, I get so nervous that I scratch the pimples like that would resolve the problem haha. I can't control my hands and it only makes it worse. Most of the time I'm not even aware of doing that...
Awful. No, terrible. No, despondent. Ok, what's worse than despondent?
I was pretty much clear. At most I had one active zit at a time over a period of a month, nothing major, and a huge, huge improvement from when I was at my worst. I have a lot of PIH, but I was so excited to go back to the dermatologist and ask him if he thought i was ready to focus more, or solely on, my PIH, since it appeared that my acne had pretty much subsided.
Then at the end of this week, one pops up by my lip, making it painful to open my mouth at times (eh, no big deal). Then two more pop up around my chin (starting to get concerned). Then another one popped up yesterday on my forehead (starting to get really concerned) And finally, today, as I was in the shower, I noticed yet another new one on my cheek (officially feel like shit).
What makes it worse is after being relatively clear for like a month and a half, I have a big family event coming up next weekend. Hopefully all these news one are pretty much gone by then. I mean seriously...it's as if someone is playing a big joke. I get pretty much clear, excited for the first time in a long time as I felt I could finally just focus on my PIH, and boom, a week before a big event, this shit happens. Sigh
Just a disaster. I didn't think it would get any worse after my above post, but this is the worst it's been since probably the beginning of November. Convenient right before a big weekend event-wise. I'm having shit pop up in places that have been clear for 6 months.
No so great...
...But, it's all my fault.
Last weekend was my b day weekend, so I ate everything I wanted, drank beer, and had a ridiculous amount of sex.
Now, I'm paying the price for my actions. A cyst right next to my eyebrow, and numerous smaller zits.
Oh well. A wise man once said, "this too shall pass."