Hey Ranger I read your threads a long while back and While your Acne looked really bad to most people including your mom LOL!!! I knew with a Good postive outlook in dealing with it and letting the accutane try and do its job you would have a good chance of coming out of the battle as the winner LOL!!! I had a buddy in Highschool that had serious acne and he went on the Accutane and after a few months it just got better and better.

Acne 0 RC Ranger 1

I myself have suffered from Acne since teen and I noticed that lifestyle was a major factor in helping me control it. I would stay up late at night way to many times with not enough proper sleep and my face would Kick me in the Ass for it LOL!!!

Good to See your a Footy fan to I cant wait until The EPL,Serie A,And La Liga starts up again. The WC is just "filler" for us Footy Fanatics and the "Best Soccer" is never played at the World Cup and is always saved for the Big leagues and major Competitions like The UEFA Champions League .

Cheers and BOL!!!

Found this a couple of days ago, wanted to give it a bump. Thank you for sharing

Inspirational story and I'm glad to hear you're still clear! Congratulations!

wow...your transformation is nothing short of amazing, man! congrats!!!!!!! thanks for sharing some hope.

I read your entire log only getting up a few times to fend off younger siblings bugging me, otherwise arse planted on my seat. Really inspirational words, feel empowered now. Into first month of Accutane and it's going well, its going to be a lot easier now, thanks. For what it's worth, you've made a believer out of me. Good luck, kiddo. Not really I believe man is the measure of all things, but maybe I might give christianity another shot. Funny Douglas Adams is one of your favourite authors as he is a fervent atheist. You remember the Babel Fish argument, don't you?

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Douglas Adams always had the best anecdote to describe anything and everything, and reading your log you've got an inkling of the same creative flair to do so to.

Thanks for sharing your experience, the thoughts, emotions, photos, especially the photos. So many people are such a drag and post photos on their 0.5 mp camera phone in the dark, like what's the point? Relieved to see someone brave enough to look into the lens of a 'real' camera and bear all the scars, for a good indication of progress for others, which is inspiring and must fill anyone suffering from acne with hope of becoming clear one day. And of course carry on hoping through the worse times.

Here I was being a good mod and looking through various logs when I saw this.

I'm so very lucky.

why are you lucky?

You are beyond hot. And what a wonderful personality! If you have a girlfriend, she's extremely lucky.

😎 Oh I am. Ridiculously. (yes I realize this person wrote this a long time ago but it still stands 😀 )

why are you lucky?

Because I get to love you and you love me in return.

pshhh I'm overrated lol

pshhh I'm overrated lol 😛

Not at all.

I never win arguments like this with you lol

If anybody has questions, or needs someone to talk to I still check in here regularly

I did the absurd so as to accomplish the impossible....

I FINISHED READING YOUR ENTIRE BLOG IN ONE SITTING.

woha yelling...

I'm with every other late comer to your blog. It is beyond fantastic and truly motivational. It really forced me to take a step back and reassess my own situation rationally.

But above all else it inspired me to just become a more informed and more read individual in general. Dude, I like to think I am a relatively smart individual. But I've equated my intelligence to my ability to achieve at school. It doesn't take a genius to read a textbook and do fuck all else. You have enlightened me to other worlds of knowledge that I knew existed but I just never paid any attention to. I envy your knowledge and the insights that you have gained through possessing such knowledge. I want to read way more now (no more textbooks .... except for school), I want to listen to music outside of what's popular right now... and I suddenly have an inkling to play online scrabble right about NOW. Congratulations are in order my friend (after spending hours reading your log I already feel I can refer to you as such) you have succeeded in being my youth leader.

You're a good guy ranger. And that goodness is really pouring onto others.

that post made me smile...

coming up on 3 years post tane and life is better than ever. If you look at the pictures from the beginning of this log, you'll know that no matter how bad things are now, things DO GET BETTER!

PS I'm interested in which comes first 600 posts or 100k views...

You two are the cutest couple.

Personally, i think you both should really hurry up and get married so we can have our first .org bred baby!!!!

Kairanger!

in your honour:

(with apologies to smash mouth)

I thought clear skin was

Only true in fairy tales

Meant for someone else

But not for me

Acne was out to get to me

That's the way it seems

Disappointment haunted

All my dreams

And then I saw your face

Now I'm a believer

Not a trace

Of doubt in my mind

I'm on acnotin

I'm a believer

I'm not gonna stop it

If I tried

You two are the cutest couple.

Personally, i think you both should really hurry up and get married so we can have our first .org bred baby!!!!

Kairanger! :Siava: :wub:

Haha! Thanks for the new nickname...usually we are known as Mandice (combo of Matt and Candice...mostly my name 😛 ) but that one works too!

I'm going to go ahead an celebrate 100,000 views since the next time they update it will probably be over lol

WHOA! It's over 100,000....100,029 to be exact!

I feel like you deserve a prize or something, that is quite the accomplishment m'dear!

I have read this log in its entirety. Let me tell you, from the first time I saw the first picture you posted, I gasped. Which lead me to say a little prayer for you. Expecially because we are the same age.

I am sitting here with basically a clear face with the excuse of 1 pimple on each cheek feeling sorry for myself.

Honestly you have put my situation in perspective, I have none. I am estatic that Tanehas worked for you and you live a anti acne life.

I would love for you to post a new picture an up to date one.

Man take care of yourself and GOD BLESS!

yes, an update would be awesome!

I sat and I read.

Thank you for sharing your spirit, your heart, and most importantly your story.

P.S. > Was I the only one that laughed at the number of guys that had to point out they weren't gay in this blog?

This log should be pinned :/. I've read through it all over the past couple days. Its so inspiring. A film should be made in its honor

Oh wow. U r awesometo have such a positive attitude, may god bless u with clear skin. Undeserved it!

this thread changed my life

thank you ranger

Ahhhhh I remember following this thread 6 years ago when it started. I was offered Accutane myself during that time but unfortunately chose Differin which led to 6 years trying every topical in the book and a ton of headaches. So now I will be having my own Accutane thread (6 years too late).

So how is everything going? Still clear?