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DAY 21
Well, not a lot new to report, stll plugging along
obviously not happy w/ my face but its better than last week, so that's good. I'm thinking I needed
to go to work
Omg, I actually went out the last cpl nights! Fri night I checked out the hangover 2, hilarious!
Had a great time @ UFC party last night, but I behaved
Hopefully things just keep getting better, I'm sure ill have setbacks, I just need to try and keep this all in perspective and know there will be better day
Pardon the hair and last nights eye makeup...
Thx again everyone, u r all amazing!
Xxooxxoo
I saw the hangover as well this past weekend! It was funny as helll lol.... but I haven't dared drink any alcohol while on the tane. I mostly fear of getting too dehydrated or something. It's tough, because it seems like I have no social life, but at least all my friends will have a DD for when they go out ....ugh 
Your pics look good!.... Cheeks are still the most affected area, and seems like there may be a little more irritated. But you aren't even a month in yet!! I bet after next week you will begin to see them fade!!
You and I are in this together!! oh and ! we got this!!!
DAY 23
Thanks guys!!!
Really, acne... you may as well have a field day now, bc once your gone, it'll be for good!!!
Sooooo, just wondering if anyone else has zits the way I do... I mean they have evolved since beginning tane, and I'm curious how you all deal with it, if your zits have changed. So, "normally" when I get a cyst, it hurts first, then starts forming a visible bump, then turns red. Eventually, sometimes weeks, sometimes months later, it will surface a poppable head. Well I guarantee you the reason my marks are so dark and why I scar is because they take so long to surface, not because I pop them.
So, now I have a lovely coming on my already ravaged cheek, sigh...
Right now it just looks a little swollen with a prominent pore in the center. I am assuming this was a clogged pore and is backing up.... But it does NOT hurt...yet??? It is NOT red....yet??? And it is not hard, but soft???
Has anyone experienced a swelling spot like this? I wonder will it subside or blow up?
Stay tuned for updates on the "To be or not to be (a cyst)" Show!
Anyways, say a little prayer for my poor cheek, which was doing so well the past couple of days...
C'mon accutane, it's time to do work, son!
Thanks, lady!
I know it's getting better, it's just a pain in my ass atm, lol.
I am sick to death of make up and just want to have fun with it again, u know? I hate that it's "required" at this point. I work in such a professional setting, no make up is def not in ooption!
I'm hoping my pih starts fading here soon. Some spots have been fading slowly but surely, but when you have a new spot every day, it takes it's toll. My overall skin quality is much nicer these days, so I know there's healthy skin hiding in there!
The intensity and severity of my acne has definitely lessened, however, I am way too impatient for my own good!
Btw, the "is it a cyst?" question has been answered... yes it is, blah....
Crystal
xxoo
yeah, i totally understand the impatient thing! as for the scars - the beginning of my accutane course coincided with giving myself a pretty bad second degree burn from a curling iron while i was overseas in a country where the water quality was quite low (to say the least). by the time I got home the burn was pretty gross and i had to use silver cream for about a week and it healed up very quickly. however, it left a very dark red scar on my inner forearm. when i saw my dermatologist last week i asked about what i could do to reduce the scar and she prescribed biafine and said people also use it on acne scars and it helps a lot...haven't tried it on my face yet but so far it is doing great things for the scar on my arm - perhaps it would be worth it for you to ask your derm if this could work for you? no use in waiting something out when it is making you self-conscious!
Crystal: Dont be too bothered by the "is-it-a-cyst" thing. (I know it is easier to say then to be done!)
Accutane does help to reduce the formation of cysts.
I'm just as impatient as u are right now! But i guess thats a process all acne sufferers have to go through. Pls cure us accutane !!!!!!!
Crystal -- I have just been reading through your log, and it's such a relief to see that there are other people in their 20's on accutane. I'm a few months from turning 27 and it's so embarrassing to have acne at this age! I work in the medical field and interact with patients on a daily basis. I just want clear skin!
Good Luck in your journey! I'm only 5 days in, so wish me luck!
Hey guys!
Another week down!
I hope I hope I hope the big uns r done coming *knocks on wood*
My pics don't look a whole lot different from last week, even have the same tank on, lol, but I don't have any actives to speak of atm... key point, atm, lol.
Sigh, I'm so impatient.... but things r getting better 
No new side effects, but I start 40mg this Wed... hopefully I don't break out again
Hey guys!Another week down!
I hope I hope I hope the big uns r done coming *knocks on wood*
My pics don't look a whole lot different from last week, even have the same tank on, lol, but I don't have any actives to speak of atm... key point, atm, lol.
Sigh, I'm so impatient.... but things r getting better
No new side effects, but I start 40mg this Wed... hopefully I don't break out again
Nice eyes!...well eye
Hi Crystal. We started on the same day with the same dosage and I too weigh 120! So I will definitely be following your log! I'm 22 and about to graduate college and go into the real world and really don't want to worry about this acne anymore! One of the reasons I decided to start accutane was my sister. She's 38 still struggling with acne and recently has become really down on herself. I don't want to be like that! I wish you total success with this course!
DAY 30
Sigh....
A couple new big ones... and some new smaller ones.....other spots realllllyyyy slow to heal.... Lots of dark marks...
Just discouraged today, blah 
I am supposed to move to 40mg tomorrow, and I suppose I will just breakout badly again. When do I get to see the end of the tunnel?
Other areas of my life are suffering, I need to get my head on straight here! C'mon ACCUTANE, please heal me soooooon!!!!
DAY 30
Sigh....
A couple new big ones... and some new smaller ones.....other spots realllllyyyy slow to heal.... Lots of dark marks...
Just discouraged today, blah
I am supposed to move to 40mg tomorrow, and I suppose I will just breakout badly again. When do I get to see the end of the tunnel?
Other areas of my life are suffering, I need to get my head on straight here! C'mon ACCUTANE, please heal me soooooon!!!!
hang in there, crystal. you've got this. when you are discouraged remember that you are NOT going to be the only person whose acne doesn't eventually improve with accutane. it will be worth it in the long run!
Crystal, i totally understand what u are going through now.
I think in fact, 40mg might work better for you.
I've been trying to get a higher dose from my derm but she refused. I rather up my dose and get it over and done with, rather than on long term ultra low dose.. =((
DAY 31
So it's official, I am breaking out with two new cysts right in the middle of my cheek.... y??? It seemed to be healing up, sigh... 
I hate everything!!!
I had my blood drawn this morning to bump up to 40mg. Wish me luck with my derm appt this afternoon, hopefully I get 40mg prescribed, and hopefully it will actually DO SOMETHING!!! 
Fml, I don't know how much longer I can go thru this, I am so lonely....
I wish I had someone here to comfort me and take care of me while I deal with all of this, I don't know how to cope at all right now...
It is sooo weird, my face has been oily again the last couple days, so maybe I have a tolerance building up??? Idk 
Fml, I don't know how much longer I can go thru this, I am so lonely....I wish I had someone here to comfort me and take care of me while I deal with all of this, I don't know how to cope at all right now...
((((((((((BIG HUGS FOR CRYSTAL))))))))))
Sorry to hear you're having a hard time at the moment. Don't let it get on top of you, you'll be better all round if you can keep the stress down. I know it's hard when things look like they're getting better then, all of a sudden, things take a bit of a backwards step. Disheartening, but it'll pass.
And it's a bonus that you're seeing your derm today, hope that goes well. That'll surely be a step towards getting things back on track. Although, you may have to brace yourself for a breakout with a change of dosage. I'm just assuming of course, it's not something I've done before, but I'd guess that could happen.
Still, there were improvements before and they were clear to see. That shows that it can work and you will get there eventually.
Hey Crystal! I'm starting at 40mg today too! My chin area just keeps breaking out. When some go away, more show up. And on top of that, all of those pores that were raised on my face are going down but are leaving like these little seed thingies like bleakheads that don't know if they want to stay or go. Ah.. Whatever. That's all small compared to the possibility of getting another IB. Hang in there! I'm just taking it one day at a time.
