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Wow this thread is the perfect example of why I'm NEVER posting my pics on this site, lol. Why is it always a competition of who has the worst skin? Someone always has it worse, and someone always has it better. That's life. If we keep playing that game, there would only be one person in the entire world allowed to complain. It's foolish. My acne overall is mild, but I would have taken accutane in the past in a heartbeat because it is persistent and annoying. If she wants to take it, and if she wants to post here and help others, so be it.
/This is what happens when I get bored and start creeping on logs. Anyway, best of luck to you!
Wow this thread is the perfect example of why I'm NEVER posting my pics on this site, lol. Why is it always a competition of who has the worst skin? Someone always has it worse, and someone always has it better. That's life. If we keep playing that game, there would only be one person in the entire world allowed to complain. It's foolish. My acne overall is mild, but I would have taken accutane in the past in a heartbeat because it is persistent and annoying. If she wants to take it, and if she wants to post here and help others, so be it./This is what happens when I get bored and start creeping on logs. Anyway, best of luck to you!
Dude, right? I am not here for a competition. There's enough of that in the real world. Thanks for the support girl. I'm debating whether to keep updating pictures. I do want others in the future to see my progress, so I'm torn ;-(
Wow this thread is the perfect example of why I'm NEVER posting my pics on this site, lol. Why is it always a competition of who has the worst skin? Someone always has it worse, and someone always has it better. That's life. If we keep playing that game, there would only be one person in the entire world allowed to complain. It's foolish. My acne overall is mild, but I would have taken accutane in the past in a heartbeat because it is persistent and annoying. If she wants to take it, and if she wants to post here and help others, so be it./This is what happens when I get bored and start creeping on logs. Anyway, best of luck to you!
you have a point, but i think the thing is, i guess, is that maybe some people get frustrated when they see others with such negligible acne/skin issues.
I am not saying lips should not be on accutane, but i guess the reason someone like crystal got "annoyed" is because to most people, cassandras skin is really nice (albeit the few red spots here and there).
Let me put it this way. If you have only one pimple and the rest of your face is FLAWLESS, you might still be complaining because you see others with flawless skin and no pimples. If you have 10 pimples... and you see someone with a few pimples, you will be "annoyed" why that other person is complaining when the person with more pimples as it worst.
Its human nature. I guess the main issue or problem is that when skin problems becomes more of a vanity problem than an actual skin problem. My cousin for example has flawless skin minus a few pores here and there. But he still feels like his skin is a problem/issue because its not completely flawless. My other cousin has moderate acne scarring, yet doesnt find it much of an issue. Take out of it what you will
Anyways, i am probably not going to be posting that often on this damn website anymore
Ive checked out yours and various others logs(accutane and otherwise) and just want to say, hope it works for you.I havent really considered taking accutane but everyone is different . Ive had some success with various regimens/nutritional changes and I know that you cannot judge the state or a persons skin nor mind from a few pics on a website. If this makes you feel good/confident, do it and dont worry if not everyone agrees. Its your life ...if you get a few negative comments here and there.... forget it, n this site people should be supportive yes (but sometime people feel like crap and bring everybody down.)
But, do keep updating I love a success story !
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Day 16
Hey guys, how is everyone doing? Emotionally I'm spent today. I don't know why, I feel like it's lets hate cassie day. Sometimes I just feel people are so quick to judge. I'm the least judgmental person you'll ever meet. I seek out what I believe is the truth from a person. I do not listen to gossip, I do not go by what someone has done in the past, I live in the now. It's hard sometimes. And sometimes the things people say don't effect me at all and other times I'm just like man, that really sucks. That sucks that the person said what they said. I'm psming so I'm prob a tad emotional. I even cried last night on the phone with a friend, I mean I'm not a crier. I've cried about my face before because thats just a touchy subject but generally I don't let things get to me. I know I can't change people. I can't change their thoughts, their past, their present, their emotions or lack of, people are people and they will do what they feel like. It just stinks sometimes. Man... I need to get my period.
Skin wise everything is good. I like the new cleanser and moisturizer that I got. I haven't got any new spots, same old same old. I don't even need to exfoilate every day because at the end of the day there is no dead skin so I'll prob start doing that every other day. And then eventually every third day. My hair is dry. I Haven't washed it since I went to the gym. and O! I was worried about breaking out because of the sweat and vaseline, I think I'm all good in that dep. No new zits after. A weird side effect that I think is pretty much the SD talking is my eyelids became so itchy I mean insanely itchy, now the skin there is kinda raw and red. My eye was kinda swollen so I had to take an anthisthamine. Everything is good, praying that it will just keep getting better and better.
Day 17
Emotionally I'm upset. I'm so tired. I cried watching an intervention episode, really? I started working at my old restaurant again, it was pretty interesting.
Skin is good, I can't tell if it's getting drier because I moisturize like crazy, I can't stand the feel of dry matte skin.
I don't really have much to say other than that ;-(
Except the new moisturizer that I got is fantastic, I haven't had better luck with picking them out till now.
A major breakthrough has occurred that I didn't notice until tonight. So I work in a restaurant and tonight and yesterday I noticed my skin is actually more oily than usual, THIS IS GOOD NEWS FOR ME. I had a problem for about a year with what seemed like a combination of dry flakey skin and oil patches. So I'm about to hang out with my guy friend and I wanted to put on make up but at the same time putting on any make up freaks me out because It can make my skin look way worse because of the "dermatitis." It would make my skin look old and wrinkly and cakey. So I took a chance tonight. Before I go on, in the past 3 days I've "exfoliated" and there literally has been no dead skin that has fallen off. I've peeled every day since the day I started tane. But the 3 days its been baby smooth, do you realize it hasn't been smooth in almost two years? two years of flakey skin? Anyway, I took a chance. I got my pad used a light patting motion on my chin to test the area, the chin area is usually the driest. I started dabbing and dabbing and I noticed no flakes. No nothing. I added more powder and still no nothing. I thought hmmm thats strange, it looks like normal skin. So I was like maybe my skin is ready for the kabuki brush again, I pulled it out and this time I did a circular motion all over my face with laura mercier mineral powder and what do you know, NO FLAKES. NO NOTHING. No exfoliating needed prior to putting tons and tons of moisturizer on that never seemed to work. No irritation. I'm stunned still. My skin looks like normal human skin, have you guys ever seen "death becomes her?" I swear a few times in the past few years I thought I was one of the two female characters. And now there is hope. The dermatitis on my eyes is fighting, its been itchy and red for the past two days. I'm gonna win, the accutane is gonna win!
it seems that you are finally getting the results that you want! 
Aw Cassie, that is really great. I'm glad to see you post something happy because those emotional posts were making me sad. I don't want you to be sad. 
Do you think the Vaseline and Q-tip method had a lot to do with you having smooth, 'normal' skin now instead of flaky skin?
thanks guys 😉
Sima It was def. dermatitis and the vaseline and q tip method just helped the dermatitis shed faster. My make up isnt cakey at all and thats how I know the dermatitis is slowly fading. Now the dermatitis on my eyes is fighting for dear life, it actually itched and now its raw, it stinks!
Thank you so much for the support guys, I really do not know what I'd do without this site. Sorry I missed yesterday, this is gonna be a combo day.
Day 18 & 19
For the past two days emotionally I felt so yuckie but I held my head up high knowing it would pass soon. I was so exhausted over the weekend, from starting a new job and pmsing and pmsing on accutane.... I was just like I feel like an old woman. I finally god my period. Ladies when you get your period, I mean the second you get it does anyone feel there hormones "dropping? This always happens to me. I feel like I'm going to pass out and I instantly know I just got my period. This happened yesterday but it was a little more intense. But I'm so happy I got it, I feel so much better. Less bloated. I think for some reason accutane may make you retain more water? I've never been as bloated or "felt" as bloated as I did this weekend. I'm naturally pretty full on my upper body and when I went to work everybody kept commenting on how full my boobs were, I was like yeah you know I noticed that too. They looked like they went up 1 full cup size. I looked like I was walking around with fake ds. Anyways, I'm loads better today.
I wore make up for the past two days and I've never been so happy with the way it went on and looked. There were no flakes or dry patches, even my sister was like your skin is so smooth. That was really nice to hear because I usually dread getting ready to go anywhere, it makes me feel like a girl freak.
Skin was everything is going great. I'm drier for sure but that new moisturizer that I got, I highly recommend it. It doesn't burn, itch, it absorbs quickly while still leaving a dewy finish (I prefer this over matte dry skin, yuck). I haven't broken out and if I do get anything they are blackheads that are pushing themselves out. Everything is less red and irritated. Even when I get outta the shower my face is calmer. I do notice that I flush more easily than I use to but I do not mind. I hung out with some friends yesterday and instead of commenting on how generally pink my face was they just said "we love your rosey cheeks" that was REALLY nice to hear. When people tell you you look like santa clause you're just like eh.....
I haven't exfoilated with a q tip in 3 days and I haven't needed to there is literally no dead skin on my face. Hopefully I can get my skin to turn over to the point where I only have to exfoilate twice a week. 😉 That would be so nice. The dermatitis on my eyelids is improving, a huge piece of skin just flaked off after putting nivea cream on top, that just means its healing. I'm excited to see the finish product of the drug.
Staying hopeful *muah*
A major breakthrough has occurred that I didn't notice until tonight. So I work in a restaurant and tonight and yesterday I noticed my skin is actually more oily than usual, THIS IS GOOD NEWS FOR ME. I had a problem for about a year with what seemed like a combination of dry flakey skin and oil patches. So I'm about to hang out with my guy friend and I wanted to put on make up but at the same time putting on any make up freaks me out because It can make my skin look way worse because of the "dermatitis." It would make my skin look old and wrinkly and cakey. So I took a chance tonight. Before I go on, in the past 3 days I've "exfoliated" and there literally has been no dead skin that has fallen off. I've peeled every day since the day I started tane. But the 3 days its been baby smooth, do you realize it hasn't been smooth in almost two years? two years of flakey skin? Anyway, I took a chance. I got my pad used a light patting motion on my chin to test the area, the chin area is usually the driest. I started dabbing and dabbing and I noticed no flakes. No nothing. I added more powder and still no nothing. I thought hmmm thats strange, it looks like normal skin. So I was like maybe my skin is ready for the kabuki brush again, I pulled it out and this time I did a circular motion all over my face with laura mercier mineral powder and what do you know, NO FLAKES. NO NOTHING. No exfoliating needed prior to putting tons and tons of moisturizer on that never seemed to work. No irritation. I'm stunned still. My skin looks like normal human skin, have you guys ever seen "death becomes her?" I swear a few times in the past few years I thought I was one of the two female characters. And now there is hope. The dermatitis on my eyes is fighting, its been itchy and red for the past two days. I'm gonna win, the accutane is gonna win!
cassey, i highly doubt your dermatitis is as bad as you make it out to be (but it might be). I can attest to going through hell with dermatitis and acne (mines is probably the severest flaking/dead skin i have ever seen). Gl anyhow
It got so bad that when I would work out my sweat would literally burn my skin. And if I were to go outside when it was humid or windy my entire heel area would be wind burned. If I made out with somebody to rough I would have tons of dead flakey skin everywhere, it was disgusting. And I looked 6 yrs older. I can't say if my skin is worse oror better, I just lnow it was annoying.
Sorry I meant to say "my entire cheek area was raw"
Day 20
Wow. Almost 2 week mark. Everything is going really well. I'm still wondering if I will get an IB? But I'm staying positive. I don't have any new blackheads or zits. Just same thing as I started. No new side effects. Everything is actually kinda subsiding. I almost forgot to take my pill last night because it just feels like I'm not on it during the day.
I will leave this weeks pics up to you guys, want progress pics or no? Maybe every month would be better than every week. I did kinda get one zit on my forehead on sunday. But the ones on my jawline and cheeks are healing nicely.
I hope everyone is doing well!
3 week mark, man I'm tired!
Sounds like everything is going good for you. I just finished week 5 and I hear ya, I'm beat.
But after reading your blog posts, I did notice something you said that I'm experiencing too. Its that how easy make-up is to apply bc my dry skin issues have gone away on my face! I had oily spots and dry patches too and before I would have to wake up hours before to get ready for work and now I can be ready in less then an hour. Slow progress, but any progress is good. :surprised:
I skipped today. ;-( I figured my body could use a tiny day break. Sorry I didn't update earlier. I'm using my phone to do this update. Everything is really good. No ib no nothing *knock on wood* I'm dry but that's about it. Blackheads are starting to surface. I still have a few clogged pores on my forhead, they've been there since I started. Since I'm less irritated and red and have no activities my red marks stick out more but that's okay, I'm taking it day by day. I actually wore make up again today its amazing to not have flake red raw skin. Trying to stay positive.
lips... how is my texture better than yours again?:confused:
Time, comparing with other people wont help your skin or your mind. It's not a competition for the worst skin. I know that you are really emotionally raw about your skin but so are other people.
Lips your skin looks GREAT! You are really beautiful.
I was really interested that you said that the turmeric pills have been clearing up your red marks. I started adding turmeric to my diet - I even mixed a teaspoon into my lemon + hot water drink - FML it was so foul; so the pills having a good review has inspired me to buy some.