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Hehe thats awesome! im in the same position. I just came home from my doctors today and he was very happy with the results. He said my skin looks great and blood work was great. I just have the two cysts but they were fly big so they're taking their sweet ass time but he said ill be absolutely clear in a few weeks! yay us! what a journey it has been though!
That is awesome! Stay patient and I'm sure before you know it those cysts will be gone! I'm trying my best to remain positive with this cystic pimple on my jawline that just doesn't want to go away. We're getting there! Every day is a day closer to clear skin. 🙂
Thanks everyone for answering that, Taylor was just curiousss. How is everyone?
You're welcome, Taylor! I'm good! I had off from work today so I got my car inspected and an oil change and had breakfast with my dad. Then I came home and took a nap. I have off from work tomorrow until Tuesday, so I'm just going to enjoy myself! How are you? I see you're finishing up with schoolwork, which is awesome!
My pregnancy test is combined with my monthly blood test. They test your HCG levels, it's a hormone that is present or increases if you're pregnant. I can't even get pregnant because my husband had a vasectomy years ago but I guess they assume you could always cheat - how rude!! Like I'm gonna cheat with a face full of acne - haha, just kidding (comic relief for everybody). For real though, I have an awesome husband, he's my best friend and biggest supporter. 
Had to answer my iPledge questions today, so lame!
Day 58
Month three starts Saturday, BRING IT ON 80MG. I'M READY.
I am noticing a difference in my skin. Everything is really starting to heal. Then I have the new active that sprouted on my chin, as well as my jawline which is still lookin' ugly.
I decided to take some photos tonight. The ones on the left are from today, and the ones on the right are from day 46. It doesn't look that much different from the pictures...but I can tell that the texture of my skin is starting to feel much better, less bumpy. The ones on my cheek in these photos are pink because I picked. I'm so bad...sometimes I can't help myself. I need to be smacked whenever I go to pick.
Aaaandd my jawline...what a mess. 
Hey Katie, you jaw looking a lot like mine a bunch of healing acne and some active guys. It really sucks. I have 2 new zits today small but I popped them and now they look worse then they were in the first place. I don't know why I continue to pick and pop these stupid things when I know it's going to worsen the already bad situation. Yet here I am still picking the things. I think I do it because it is going to shorten the life of the zit but it probably doesn't.
I can see a difference in your skin though. I see where things have healed and are getting lighter marks. Awesome!
Hey Betsy, ugh it sucks, doesn't it? I'm just confused why Accutane is making me break out on my jaw when the last time I broke out on my jaw was when I was 17/18. I didn't even break out on my jaw during my last course. It's weird, but at least it's less noticeable than acne on the face! Picking & popping are a bad habit that I wish I could stop. Sometimes I'm good & I can control myself...other times it's impossible.
Thanks, that's good to hear! I'm very pleased with the way everything has been healing with the exception of my jaw.
We need some real clearing soon! I'll keep hoping we see a drastic improvement soon. 
Day 61
Month three has officially started. 80mg/day! I am still seeing a nice amount of clearing on my face. The pimple that I got last week is still in the process of healing. My forehead is clearing, my cheeks look clear as well. Jawline? That's still the problem area. Everything is kind of slowly healing, but I've got to wait it out. I am hoping with everything in me that I don't experience a breakout from the increase in dosage. So far, things are good! No new actives. *KNOCK ON WOOD* Everything is calming down. The last pimple I got was last week.
I went to the pool at my condo with my mom yesterday, and I put SPF30 on...but I forgot my chest. We were in the sun for about two hours, so I have a little bit of sunburn going on. It doesn't even hurt, surprisingly. It's just pink. I'll be sure to get every inch of my body next time, haha. I hate sunburn.
So, I've noticed that I have no appetite. The past three days I just haven't been as hungry as I usually am, which is strange. I don't think it's Accutane related. I have lost 3 pounds in a week though, but I can't really say that's strange because my weight tends to fluctuate all the time.
I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!
Day 61
Month three has officially started. 80mg/day! I am still seeing a nice amount of clearing on my face. The pimple that I got last week is still in the process of healing. My forehead is clearing, my cheeks look clear as well. Jawline? That's still the problem area. Everything is kind of slowly healing, but I've got to wait it out. I am hoping with everything in me that I don't experience a breakout from the increase in dosage. So far, things are good! No new actives. *KNOCK ON WOOD* Everything is calming down. The last pimple I got was last week.
I went to the pool at my condo with my mom yesterday, and I put SPF30 on...but I forgot my chest. We were in the sun for about two hours, so I have a little bit of sunburn going on. It doesn't even hurt, surprisingly. It's just pink. I'll be sure to get every inch of my body next time, haha. I hate sunburn.
So, I've noticed that I have no appetite. The past three days I just haven't been as hungry as I usually am, which is strange. I don't think it's Accutane related. I have lost 3 pounds in a week though, but I can't really say that's strange because my weight tends to fluctuate all the time.
I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!
Hey girl! Sounds great about you clearing up so fast! I feel you about the sun sensitivity. We were walking around in the sun a lot yesterday and I forgot my hat. I didn't get burned, but my face was red all day in this annoying way, despite wearing spf 15. 🙁 Thankfully it's gone today, but I get the tane burn really easily, especially from minimal sun exposure.
I've also experienced some lessening appetite from accutane, but I welcome it because the birth control can make me a bit more hungry sometimes. So I figure it all cancels itself out now. Haha Hopefully you're still drinking lots of water and paying attention to your body. Sometimes a bit of plain neutral food like bread, crackers, applesauce can keep you going if you're not feeling up for huge meals. Hope that helps...
Hey girl! Sounds great about you clearing up so fast! I feel you about the sun sensitivity. We were walking around in the sun a lot yesterday and I forgot my hat. I didn't get burned, but my face was red all day in this annoying way, despite wearing spf 15.
Thankfully it's gone today, but I get the tane burn really easily, especially from minimal sun exposure.
I've also experienced some lessening appetite from accutane, but I welcome it because the birth control can make me a bit more hungry sometimes. So I figure it all cancels itself out now. Haha Hopefully you're still drinking lots of water and paying attention to your body. Sometimes a bit of plain neutral food like bread, crackers, applesauce can keep you going if you're not feeling up for huge meals. Hope that helps...
Hey Gina! It's awesome! Since Saturday when I started 80MG I feel like everything is really clearing. I'm so hopeful that I'll be where I wanted to be by the end of this month! Next time I go in the sun I'll be sure to not miss an inch on my skin. I'm really hating this sunburn today, it's itchy and very pink. 🙁
I usually get extremely hungry during certain points in my cycle. I went three days not wanting to eat much though. Thanks for your advice, the other day all I had to eat was some toast, a piece of home-made pizza and a salad. Luckily I think my appetite is back to normal today because I had a decent sized breakfast, haha.
I'm on my cycle right now, and lets just say I feel like I've eaten 100000000000 cows. I seriously eat so much and never get full on my cycle it's crazy. I always crave cookies too.. hence the 10 cookies I ate last night for a "snack".
Really? It's usually the opposite for me, I'm always really hungry right before my cycle, and then I never want to eat when I'm on it!
Nothing wrong with 10 cookies hahaha, that's a good snack! 🙂
Woke up dis mornin and the invader's redness went down all thanks to Neosporin SUPER HERO! Hahah. What is a good thing is it's the only one on my left cheek, YAY FOR 1 ACTIVE ONLY, but it's so noticable because it's the only one, does that make sense? Anywho, for some reason when I get whiteheads and such, the whitehead isn't just red but it forms a huge territory of redness around it which makes it look HUGE. I don't get it. But the redness did go down around it which is good cause it's my boyfriend's birthday today and I wanted to curl my hair and such for him. Since I am saving all my money I made him a homemade card with a "love letter" and put that into a pocket of the card I made. And then I bought all the ingredients to make homemade molasses cookies! They're his favorite and he'll never expect I made them from scratch cause I've seriously never cooked a day in my life. I wish I knew how, but I never have had the time to really learn, so my puppa is helping me Woohoo!
Thank god for Neosporin!! I know exactly what you mean though. I have 2 little whiteheads, and then this bugger on my cheek and I feel like they're so much more noticeable since everything started clearing. As for the redness around the pimple, that happens to me too! I think it's just inflammation causing redness. Hopefully it completely goes away soon!! That's so cute that you're doing all that for your boyfriend! Aw Don't feel bad about not knowing how to cook. I'm almost 23 and I can't cook for the life of me, hahaha!
Seriously thank god for neosporin! I would look a mess without that. My whiteheads and every zit I get for that matter gets very red and irritated too! Maybe it has something to do with our skin being so thin and sensitive why they get so inflamed? So sweet the cookie baking and love letter Taylor! I am cooking Chili! Yummmmm
Day 63
Day 3 on 80mg.
Acne
- Cheeks: Random pimple is surfacing on my right cheek. Strange The ones from weeks ago have pretty much completely faded away.
- Forehead: Pimples from weeks ago are finally starting to really heal and fade away. No new actives. Feeling pretty good about my forehead.
- Chin area: Meh. Two whiteheads that are still pushing gunk up from last week.
- Jawline area: This is where its all at. I still dont get it. It doesnt look good. The massive cystic zit that has been on my face for several weeks now has decreased in size, but its still there.
I really hope that this month can help turn things around for me. I am seeing improvement, but its slow, and sometimes I get scared that tane wont work for me.
Side effects
- Dryness: My skin is noticeably drier than it was on 60mg. I went to the bathroom in work and parts look flakey. Im really lookin attractive today, oh yeah.
- Sunburn: My chest is still burnt. Everywhere else on my body is fine. Im such an idiot for forgetting my chest! It feels better today thoughyesterday it was itchy and irritated.
- Lips: Chapped, chapped chapped. Constantly applying Clinique Superbalm, Burts Bees, as well as Aquaphor. I dont use Aquaphor when Im out of the house because of how goopy it is, but Ill use it when Im home. The corners of my mouth were cracking yesterday, which kind of freaked me out.
Im so close to being halfway done, which is awesome. Im ready for clear skin. Hopefully I can get there...
