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I've read good things about Fruit of the Earth Aloe Vera Gel. I do not know about other ones. I don't think it should sting, but who knows, as some moisturizers that should not sting do bother me and I have insensitive skin.
Aquaphor could be used if you get desperate for dry skin relief; it's non-comedogenic and moisturizing. It's very thick so a thin application is all that's needed.
In the shower, a nice dosing of mineral oil feels good just before you're ready to get out. It helps the whole body. Then I put a tiny bit of it on my face as well, or I did when I used Accutane. You can just rub your hands around to distribute the oil and then apply a tad to the face with the leftover on your hands. I remember well the dryness of Tane.
Do you still feel like you're improving?
It is stinging because your face is dry and whenever you put a moisturizer on a dry face you will feel that stinging sensation. I know I do if my face gets 2 dry and I apply aloe Vera gel.
Oh and another thing, the very best thing for scars/scabs/cuts or anything is Raw Honey. Not that pasteurized stuff. Raw honey was used during WW2 and it heals a lot faster than any commercial product on the market today and will leave less scarring. Trust me, it is the best.
I think you're right about the dry face being the cause of the burning.
As for my improvement Wynne it seems that my acne is migrating more than healing. Like my cheeks are alot clearer of active acne, but on the bottom of my jawline is kinda bad. Also I'm having large chest and shoulder cysts popping up. I dont know I'm going to a derm appointment on monday so I have a bunch of questions to ask him. I'm thinking about taking that steroid he perscribed but i want to discuss if i can take it along with the accutane because he had told me when i first started that i would have to stop when I took it. Also I'm really hoping to up my dosage, because I feel I'm being "shortchanged" in correspondence to my height and weight.
I will be posting new pics tonight when I get home.
Alright kiddos its that time again. RC RANGER PHOTO TIME! RC RANGER PHOTO TIME! WHERE YOU AT? WHERE YOU AT? ... i'll stop with the nonsense now lol. I know i promised these on friday night, but i got caught up watching episodes of Dexter that my parents DVRed for me bc i dont get showtime in my dorm. But I refused to go to sleep until I got it posted so I hope that counts for something. so its about 6 AM right now you can enjoy as for me i'm going to sleep.
Face Action
Left Side
Left Cheek (Looked even better earlier in the week, but i had a little breakout yesterday)
Left Cheek Beneath Sideburn (behind sideburn #1 issss ....... A BRAND NEW PIMPLE CONGRATULATIONS)
Left Jawline (Thats one of the bad boys i have to sleep on)
Right Side
Right Cheek (has made great strides this week)
Right Cheek Sideburn (Nothing special under this one ... which is a good thing)
Right Jawline (Bad boy # 2 always willing to disgust, and envoke gags)
Under My Jaw (these are horrible and they came from no where in less than a week, these are my main reason to consider taking the steroid)
Underjaw Far (get an overall view)
Underjaw Left (lovely no?)
Underjaw Middle (goodness gracious)
Underjaw Right (complete the gruesome set)
Rest of Face
Forehead (I think the stuff on the bridge of my nose is from my constant sunglass wearing)
Beard (If you met my beard in a dark alley it would probably mug you. Its from the mean streets.)
Full face View (look at that wisp of a mustache its shameful)
Scarring (this is my first visible scarring but i imagine more will show up as my cysts continue to fade. Whats the diagnosis on them?)
Body Action
Chest (I am the newly crowned lord of the triple nipple)
Chest Close-Up (Its like the other one ...... BUT CLOSER!)
Other Random Ridiculous Photos
Beanie (This is basically what I rock everyday to combat the annoying bangs in my eyes)
Boxing Rabbi (Long lost twin?)
Boxing Rabbi Death Glare (Dont mess with us, or we will kill you .... jk .... possibly)
Pokerface (I will bluff you, out of all your money .... guarunteed)
Smile (I can't see, but I can still smile)
Zoolander (Blue steel ..... its glorius)
Myspace Pose (Not so sexy now is it lol)
HAPPY HALLOWEEN 
Closeup (I'm gonna get ya)
Thanks peoples. I was wondering what yall thought of my scarring bc I'm not sure how severe it is, and so automatically i assume its the worst. So if someone could inform me of it being less than that it would definitely reduce what anxiety i have over them.
You won't be able to gauge the severity of scarring until the active acne and swelling is cleared. So, let's just concentrate on one thing at a time. 🙂
Awesome improvement! You do need an antibiotic or the steroid for those jaw areas. Perhaps the doc could even incise/drain them for you so you could have some pain relief. I'm so glad you're having another follow up soon.You're a cutie pie, too. 😀
I agree with Wynne, you are definitely a cutie, and you probably could use something additional for those jaw areas to help them resolve a bit quicker for you.
Thanks so much for sharing your pictures. 🙂
Thanks for all the encouragement people.
To Wynne:
Thanks I will be talking to my derm about getting on that steroid asap. I dont know much about incision or draining is that something that the derm himself will do or do i have to go to a hospital b/c his practice is tiny and he doesnt really have any other staff besides a receptionist.
to Juls1221:
Thanks I wish yall would stop with all that eye nonsense yall are always too complimentary to me lol.
To misterhealthman:
My mom never had acne at all so this whole ordeal has been way out of her league and she has absolutely no perspective on it. My dad however had relatively severe acne that cleared up on its own and didn't last past highschool. Thats why I thought i was literally in the clear when I started really clearing up over senior year, but then the whole debacle with the antibiotics, and I fell down the trap door to hell.
To Brandy:
I will try and take my mind of scarring. I consider it my pleasure to share these photos with yall because I'm the one that recieving so much education because of it. I appreciate all of yall so much .... even if some are OU fans lol.
Hey man, I just read your whole log.. I know people have said it before but I admire you.
But you might want to look into trying get rid of your beard, it looks like it irritates your skin and makes it a bit oily.
I know that you can't shave it, but there are other ways. There are hair killing creams that you just put on and then wash off and the hair comes with, all of it. The question is if it would be harmful for your skin.
Anywho, good luck pal I'm sure that you will look great in a matter of months. The first months of accutane it really doesn't look like it does much, but then in the second and up it really starts to kick in.
Well just got back into my dorm room. My derm appointment went well i think. My dosage got bumped up to 40 mg a day, and i snagged a perscription for prednisone. I'll go fill that and my accutane today and start it ASAP. Yall are in luck because I'm going home again on Nov 12 for a UT (the school im working to get in) vs UTSA (the school im at) basketball game, and me going home means MID MONTH PICTURES!!!! Also it mean that I'll see alot of my friends who got into UT including my best friend who got into the program i want to get into (he was the harry potter and i was the ron weasly lol) and i havent seen any of them since my major breakout late in the summer. So I'm hoping that this new dosage plus the steroid will hype up my skin for that reunion.
As for using chemicals on my beard I dont think I want to try that especially with my face being ..... covered in pus weeping lesions.
Song of the Week - Jeff Buckley "Hallelujah"
If you haven't heard this song (which you most likely have because its been covered a bazillion times) then you never have really heard true beauty. It was originally sung by leonard cohen, but Buckley just brings it resplendently into life. Whenever I'm anxious or overwhelmed or whatever I flip on this song, and it just brings me back down to earth, and makes my heart tremble. In my humble opinion the most beautiful non opera song of all time ..... Good lord I love this song.
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It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult
I've said this before and I'll say it again: thank you so very much for sharing your journey with us -- I really admire you for it. I have a helluva lot of respect for you for dealing with this with such grace and strength. Also, I'm so excited to see you continue to improve!!
Good luck! 
I've said this before and I'll say it again: thank you so very much for sharing your journey with us -- I really admire you for it. 🙂 I have a helluva lot of respect for you for dealing with this with such grace and strength. Also, I'm so excited to see you continue to improve!!Good luck! :catdance:
Well said. :clap: My sentiments exactly.
RCR, I'm thrilled to hear your dosage got increased. And the prednisone should definitely give things a boost in clearing up. Hopefully you will be able to go even higher on the Accutane dosage eventually as well.
Best.
I enjoy opera very much, but I've hardly broke the surface of it.
Just wanted to let yall know that the predisone is miraculous. All the stuff under my jaw, and anything inflamed on my body has reduced anywhere from 60-100% OVERNIGHT! Sorry but that is just really exciting for me.
All I can say is thanks for all yalls support. I'm supremely grateful for it. And where do I get that dancing cat lol.
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Do not worry about whether or not the sun will rise. Be prepared to enjoy it.
I just went through your log and I just have to say that I think i'm in love with you... and yes, in a very creepy internet stalker way. 
Lol but on a serious note... I just wanted to ask you what exactly happened to your skin that made it turn severe? Reason why i'm asking is... something similar very similar happened to me. I had very mild acne (turned a bit moderate after I stopped using benzoyl peroxide on my face). What happened with me though was, one day, I got strep throat and had to take antibiotics for it for 14 days... and thats when all hell broke loose. Take a look at my gallary and you'll see how severe I got, literally in a matter of days. I feel your pain (literally... the pain, holy shit did it hurt. It also did other weird shit like randomly weep out clear fluid and it itched like crazy... nothing I've experience with past acne) Luckily now, i'm 5 months on accutane and completely clear.. just a looot of redness to cover up. You'll clear up in no time! 
Thanks for creepy stalker ninja love lol
Well heres my sad story. I had moderate acne on and off all through out middle school. Come freshman year I basically just cleared up, and stayed absolutely clear until sometime in sophmore year where it came back for round two. I would still categorize it as moderate then but worse than before so that spurred getting a derm, and an arrangement of a whole range of topicals complimented with Minocycline. After junior year I found a nice combo of duac and minocycline and senior year was wonderful. All the way through up to half way up through this past summer. Thats when my Derm suggested going off the minocycline, because i had been on it for 2 years straight, and it was probably a medically logical decision, but oh my oh my. As soon as the minocycline ran out I went from 99% clear to what you see in my first bank of pictures in less than a week. So I've been trying to deal with that every since.
Oh yes I know the pain, and random fluids leaking at random times. Itching that feels like spiders crawling under your skin. Yes I've felt it all in the last 3 months, and the worst of it all is that the majority of my friends, and people I know back in Austin have absolutely no idea. The reunion that I'm fearing most is my old youth group. I was the guy that the young dudes connected to because I could bridge the gap between religion and life, and I was the guy that the young ladies listened to because ...... well because they thought I was hot lol. So on December 9 my very very good friend and youth minister wants me to come down to be the keynote speaker at a central texas retreat. Now I spent a good 2 years overcoming a paralyzing case of stage fright of public speaking. I don't know if I can go back to that same level after going to through this. We'll see ...