Day 77

Hey lol thanks, yeah I remember you commented some time ago, but with a different account so I got a bit confused for a second. Hows it going for you?

Hmm not sure how to describe skin today. I guess complexion isn't bad. The 2 massive bumps I had (1 near eyebrow 1 under ear) are smoothening out.. but they still show cos of the colouring. Other than that I ahve 3 pimples on my forehead, 2 on left side of neck, and 1 or 2 on right jawline. Doesn't sound very good, but it's not as bad as it sounds I think.

Just hope this little breakout soon fades. It really does change from day to day. I have to book my derm appointment for next week, then I start my final month with increased (probably) dose... OoOOoOo excitement!

Exam today went well thankfully. I couldn't sleep all night, was still awake when my brother came home at 4:30am and I was still awake when the alarm rang at 7:30 am... Ah well I had a little nap after the exam and now time to begin studying Structural mechanics..... YAYY.

oh yeah one thing I noticed... as I get closer to the end of the course, the days seem to pass quicker (could it be the exams?). All I know is the first 10-20 days dragged on FOREVER

Day 78

I'm feeling so depressed about exams, i can't beleive I LEFT IT ALL TO THE LAST MINUTE AAAAAAAAAAHH i swear I have SO mcuh to study and it cant be healthy doing it all in such a short space of time... I keep getting dizzy and shakey.

Umm my face.. well I have 1 white head on left sidt of chin, and the stuff on my forehaeadt really... tank god for beanies is all I can say. the bump near my right eyebrow is going down but it looks NASTY, like purple.. ah well.

Day 79

Quick post. So face pretty much the same... Porbably the worst its been for a while, i have 3 pimples n forehad and 1 below left cheek and a coouple on my right jawline. I just hope im doing good again when I go to the derm, because well his reaction is basically the one I that's important to me lol. IF he even remembers me lol.

Gota go, memorisng 6 500 word essays for the first time for tomorrow. Plus I have a 2-3000 word assignment to hand in tomorro which I haven't yet begun. MAybe the stress is the reason I;ve broken out slightly, plus my erratic sleeping patterns over the past week.

OH ye to the person who mailed me, don't worry I'll get back to you in a few days when things are a bit less hectic

Day 80/120

40 days to go! Actually seems longer when I see it in numbers, but it'll pass.

Exam went very well! But that's about the only good thing.

Skin isn't too dry but spot wise im worse than ive been for a few weeks.

on my forehad I have 4

and below my left cheek I have 3

and right jawline is pretty messy.

sigh

I am just hoping HOPING that i'm better for my derm appointment, which i;m gonna try make for next monday.

Wow you only have 40 days to go! Im not even half done yet... ha ha

glad to hear you exams went well!

Day 81

lol... we'll see if it really is 40 days left... (well 39 from today).

My breakout is sort of drying up, I'm absolutely hoping depserately it is gone in time for the derm, because if he tells me to stay on these pills longer I will do something VERY EXTREME! Like........................................... wring my fingers angrily.

Thanks Rai but exams aren't over yet got 1 tomorrow, 1 on friday which I haven't even touched yet, and then an infinite amount of design work to do for my review next Friday!

TMJ said:

haha before starting the pills I was scared I might end up like this

This cracks me up. I start my great experience on March 3rd, and I'm worried a little like you were beforehand. Glad to see you haven't completely cracked. haha. Great movie!

Day 82

ahaha yes I find that clip hilarious, the film is great.

Too tired today to post porperly... face is improving slightly each day...

Day 83

I thnik my face is starting to look better since that last breakout. Had my last written exam today which went well thank goodness. Was up till 330 am finishing off my notes, and had to wake up at 7am !

Now I have 1 week till my design presentation... more work work work work!

Still gotta phone the derm to maek an appointment.. I will try for next Sat, which would be day 91! Exactly the day I would be starting whatever he prescribes me.

lol just to take your mind off spots etc:

Loved the clip. I'm not even thinking about spots.

So, I've been reading through your entire log to get a general idea of what to expect, and I see that at the beginning you questioned whether or not you could continue working out. Have you experimented with that at all or did you get a firm answer? I definitely want to try because I don't think I could take getting out of shape and having acne. But hey, I guess I never thought I'd be such a good sport about this whole mess either, so guess we can surprise ourselves.

I'm pretty sure if we didn't have class our acne would disappear. But because we have to get up and go to university everyday, it HAS to embarrass us. Ha...best of luck on all your exams, though!

Day 84

face is quite shit but i dont even care right now, i have 3 days left to build my models, do drafting, and create a digital presentation. NO WAY am i going to make it.

Day 85

skin is so volatile right now, changing by the hour. looks worst right after shower/wet face. so yesterday i worked on my 1st model from 1030am till 6am next day non stop... woke up today at 1030 am, and kept working on it till i finished it at about 7pm. Now its 9pm and i'm starting my next model... have to finish it tonight plus arrange all my plans and stuff on ACAD to print tomorro so that I can do all the ink drafting (20 draftings in 1 day). Then tuesday i have to prepare the digital presentation. Will i make it? Tune in and find out!

lol seriously sorry for changing the scope of the blog but its all that i can think about for now. will resume my usual postings when this is over

Good luck!

Day 86

skin about the same. The forehead bumps are very low now, except for one. jawlines red. hmm but i'm giving my skin the benefit of the doubt for the nedt few days due to my hectic schedule and few hours sleep each day.

tomorro is my last day to finish all my work . Still got loads...

*listens to nina simone*

Maybe some more upbeat Nina Simone. It's more uplifting.

Don't mind the girl drinking herself to death, though.

Day 87

woke up at 730am and my complexion seemed 1000 x better than before going to sleep at 530am.

I am literally about to drop with exhaustion. Still got laods to complete, its 10 past 5 in d noon... gonna take 3 hr nap and hope tht will sustain me till about 11am tomorrow. then I will sleep all day!

Gonna go cos every minute is precious lol

Face is doing better today strangely

Day 88

Phew... was up till 12pm today, slept till 6pm. My face is 100x better than before today. I just hope that was my last breakout.

So I handed all my shit in today, but my presentation is on Friday. I saw a couple of peoples presentations today and they were so good, mine needs so much work to be as good! Quite depressing really, I hope I don't get torn apart up there.

Oh well... Friday afternoon it'll allllll be over... Day 90... and then 30 days left of pills.

I'm so nervous about this presentation... the people I saw present are very confident people and even they were all shakey up there! I'm gonna be like jelly.

HMmm gonna go work on it a bit!

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111#!!!o111111!!one!!!!

Day 89

skin is doing very good, last few bumps going down on forehead. Amazing how suddenly it gets better agian. Jawlines completely smooth. Presentation tomorrow... nervos!!

Gotta phone the derm. hopefully he can see me sat but I doubt it

Glad to hear everything's going better for you! I think you're on the safe road now!! CONGRATS! Man, I wish I were standing where you are. Totally jealous.

Day 90

wooo presentation over all exams are OVER finally.

My face is extremely good today, complexion etc. Just a couple of the dying spots on forehead left. Seriously hope it remains like this for the rest of the course.

crap i didn't phone the derm yet. gonna be taking extra 20mg pills until the appointment (was meant to be 90 days)

Ah well

We are like on the same track pretty much, I can't belive how much my skin improved in these past few days. Now I am starting to worry about when I go off it... ha ha

I just keep telling myself to think positive thoughts!

Congrats on no more Exams!

Day 91

grr im so stupid for not phoning the derm before. I woke up late today and I think they were closed. Face doing good still. Best its been for AGES. just got a couple of big 1s on my forehead which are still fading.

Day 92

Face hardly dry still. Still waiting for the remaining bumps (quite small) to settle on forehead but rest of face is clear (other than red marks).

pls pls pls pls pls pls pls dont let me beak out again i dont think i can handle it now lol. Lips still get pretty dry, that's never really changed.

I'm SO white too.. ah well one thing at a time!

Crap I accidently posted this twice and then deleted day 93. So..

Day 93

Good day, had a bit of a rant about red spots and photos. No new spots.

Day 94

Trying to get a healthy look without being able to go out in the sun is proving to be quite tricky. I realised my forehead still looks pretty bad due to red marks and dying bumps. Face is not 100% spot free yet and comlexion could be a lot better but I'm def 100 times better than before starting the course. Lips are always getting dry, face is easily controlled (although this could change overnight as I've learnt). Hmm inside of ose feels very dry and sensitive, like it's on the verge of bleeding. I have never had a nosebleed so far while taking these pills.

Wow in 6 days it'll be 100 days! I think my course will prob be an extra week since I've done this extra week on 20mg... so probably 127 days. I'll see what the derm says on thursday. I wish he says 3 weeks is enough! I doubt it lol. I don't feel ready. But a lot can and will change in 3 weeks.

HOPEFULLY am going skiing sometime in march... need to be clear by then and DEFINITELY off the pills because the cold climate will play havoc on my face! And I need to get something for my red marks...

Ok I was barely going to write anythign but I ended up writing quite a bit so I'll stop now. No new spots btw.

Adios

Day 95

crap just remembered to post lol. Its 2 am but i'm still awake so may as well.

Derm called and postponed my appointment to friday. No biggie I guess. Face is pretty much the same.