Where are all ma ladies ;(?

Where are all ma ladies ;(?

 

Right here, Taylor!!!

Yay! How is your day?!

Yay! How is your day?!

 

Great! I was by the pool ALL day. It was about 100 degrees today, so it was a great day to relax by the pool. 🙂

How is your day going?!

My day went good!

Except.. I have 1,2,3,4,5,6.. actives ;( Waa.

My skin is becoming much more dry though, so I think the Accutane just keeps kicking in more.

I have one whitehead on each cheek, and then 3 near my jaw. Three of them are kind of big, two of them are pretty small.

I'm staying positive though because I can tell the whiteheads are becoming so dry they're just going to flake off and I won't have to pop them.

It did bum me out to wake up to it, but I'm over it . I just hope in a couple days the ones on my cheeks go bye-bye.

Day 97

I am happy to say that I haven™t any new zits in a whole week. WOO!! This is a pretty big deal.

I™m feeling great. It™s amazing how much acne affects your overall well-being. I am noticing now how much more at ease I am with everything in my life. I™m not worried about my face as much as I used to be. Some marks are taking their time to really fade, but I know that they eventually will, so I™m not worried.

I seriously thought that the breakouts would never end, and I can™t believe that things have gotten better. Finally! I would say that right now my face is a 7 out of 10. It™s been forever since I could say that. The one thing that I love is not having to use a whole bottle of concealer on my face. Yeah, that™s an exaggeration, but it™s nice just to dab a few spots instead of caking my face to hide all that frickin™ acne.

It™s crazy how something as small as acne can make someone feel so low and even depressed. There are much worse things out there than acne¦but it™s still a big deal, especially when you try so many things and you™ve exhausted all of your options to try and get rid of this shit.

I really am hoping that things continue to go this way...

My day went good!

 

Except.. I have 1,2,3,4,5,6.. actives ;( Waa.

 

My skin is becoming much more dry though, so I think the Accutane just keeps kicking in more.

 

I have one whitehead on each cheek, and then 3 near my jaw. Three of them are kind of big, two of them are pretty small.

 

I'm staying positive though because I can tell the whiteheads are becoming so dry they're just going to flake off and I won't have to pop them.

 

It did bum me out to wake up to it, but I'm over it . I just hope in a couple days the ones on my cheeks go bye-bye.

 

6 actives? Aw, I hope they go away fast. Do you think that you're experiencing an initial breakout this far into your course? I remember you weren't breaking out for a while there. I think either way you're going to clear soon, you're only a month behind me! Definitely stay positive. I really wish I didn't psyche myself out as much as I did earlier in my course...but that is waaaaayy easier said than done.

Bleh I don't knows! I ended up popping the three big whiteheads and thankfully they're tiny red scabs now, so they should flake off soon. Now I just have 3 tiny whiteheads that are surfacing, one on my jaw, one on my cheekbone, and one right next to the scab.

That's awesome that you haven't had a breakout in a week! I want to get there ;( I am a month behind you, so all in good time.

Day 97

I am happy to say that I haven™t any new zits in a whole week. WOO!! This is a pretty big deal.

I™m feeling great. It™s amazing how much acne affects your overall well-being. I am noticing now how much more at ease I am with everything in my life. I™m not worried about my face as much as I used to be. Some marks are taking their time to really fade, but I know that they eventually will, so I™m not worried.

I seriously thought that the breakouts would never end, and I can™t believe that things have gotten better. Finally! I would say that right now my face is a 7 out of 10. It™s been forever since I could say that. The one thing that I love is not having to use a whole bottle of concealer on my face. Yeah, that™s an exaggeration, but it™s nice just to dab a few spots instead of caking my face to hide all that frickin™ acne.

It™s crazy how something as small as acne can make someone feel so low and even depressed. There are much worse things out there than acne¦but it™s still a big deal, especially when you try so many things and you™ve exhausted all of your options to try and get rid of this shit.

I really am hoping that things continue to go this way...

 

No zits in a week!! That is awesome! Next that is going to turn into a month and then 6 months and then a year!! I am excited for you! It is a pretty big deal! A huge deal, there were days you weren't going a day without getting any new acne! WOOO HOOOO

Bleh I don't knows! I ended up popping the three big whiteheads and thankfully they're tiny red scabs now, so they should flake off soon. Now I just have 3 tiny whiteheads that are surfacing, one on my jaw, one on my cheekbone, and one right next to the scab.

That's awesome that you haven't had a breakout in a week! I want to get there ;( I am a month behind you, so all in good time.

 

Don't worry, you'll get there! 🙂

Day 97

I am happy to say that I haven™t any new zits in a whole week. WOO!! This is a pretty big deal.

I™m feeling great. It™s amazing how much acne affects your overall well-being. I am noticing now how much more at ease I am with everything in my life. I™m not worried about my face as much as I used to be. Some marks are taking their time to really fade, but I know that they eventually will, so I™m not worried.

I seriously thought that the breakouts would never end, and I can™t believe that things have gotten better. Finally! I would say that right now my face is a 7 out of 10. It™s been forever since I could say that. The one thing that I love is not having to use a whole bottle of concealer on my face. Yeah, that™s an exaggeration, but it™s nice just to dab a few spots instead of caking my face to hide all that frickin™ acne.

It™s crazy how something as small as acne can make someone feel so low and even depressed. There are much worse things out there than acne¦but it™s still a big deal, especially when you try so many things and you™ve exhausted all of your options to try and get rid of this shit.

I really am hoping that things continue to go this way...

 

No zits in a week!! That is awesome! Next that is going to turn into a month and then 6 months and then a year!! I am excited for you! It is a pretty big deal! A huge deal, there were days you weren't going a day without getting any new acne! WOOO HOOOO

 

It's crazy! I'm so excited & happy. I seriously never thought that this day would get here. I thought that all 5 months were going to be hell for me. It was so hard to see any positives when I was so caught up in all the negativity of breaking out. I really hope that things can stay this way! That would be amazing.

You will clear up soon! You have to, because you're my 'tane twinnie! 😀

It is sooooo hot out, it makes me so tired.

It is sooooo hot out, it makes me so tired.

 

It's hot here too. 🙁 I haven't been outside yet except for this morning, but it's been like 100 degrees the past two days. That's too hot for me to want to function. The only thing that I do well in the extreme heat is lay by the pool.

Haha I'm laying in bed with 20 gallons of water!

Is it weird that I'm breaking out halfway through my third month?

Nothing crazy but more than usual..

It's crazy! I'm so excited & happy. I seriously never thought that this day would get here. I thought that all 5 months were going to be hell for me. It was so hard to see any positives when I was so caught up in all the negativity of breaking out. I really hope that things can stay this way! That would be amazing.

You will clear up soon! You have to, because you're my 'tane twinnie!

 

It really is crazy how fast you turned around, like one week you were breaking out and now you are clear and healing 🙂 SOOOOO happy for you sweetie!

Are you going to try and get 6 months from your dermatologist or are you going to stick with the 5 month course. My dermatologist told me that she would keep me on the medication for 1 month longer than I was clear. So if I don't get clear until lets say month 6 which I hope isn't the case, but anyways she would put me on it for another month so for 7 months. She said 8 months is the longest she has had someone on the medication. I really hope I only need 6 months but I am getting to the point where it is scary to not be on the medication... I can never win lol.

You are right I am your tane twinnie and I will clear soon! It just has to be 🙂

Haha I'm laying in bed with 20 gallons of water!

Is it weird that I'm breaking out halfway through my third month?

Nothing crazy but more than usual..

 

I hope its not weird for you to be breaking out into your 3rd month. Other wise it is uber weird that I am breaking out half through my 4th month...

20 gallons of water! Good girl 🙂

Lol okay! How is your skin doing?

Katie, your skin is looking AMAZING!

Katie your skin looks awesome!!!! I'm so excited for you to see such progress finally! I am actually having a good skin day too. I still have those four or five underskin bumps that were once cysts but I finally see them getting smaller - finally!! And even though I'm on the same amount I started with I do notice my skin is getting drier which is probably why stuff is finally shrinking. I'm sick of the side effects but they really aren't too bad so I'm trying not to let it get to me. I'm a week into my third month so hopefully breakouts are a thing of the past for me (I hope I hope I hope I hope!). You're so right about there being worse things than acne but it really can be debilitating not to mention painful and depressing! So glad you're on your way!!

My day went good!

 

Except.. I have 1,2,3,4,5,6.. actives ;( Waa.

 

My skin is becoming much more dry though, so I think the Accutane just keeps kicking in more.

 

I have one whitehead on each cheek, and then 3 near my jaw. Three of them are kind of big, two of them are pretty small.

 

I'm staying positive though because I can tell the whiteheads are becoming so dry they're just going to flake off and I won't have to pop them.

 

It did bum me out to wake up to it, but I'm over it . I just hope in a couple days the ones on my cheeks go bye-bye.

 

Taylor you have such a great attitude! I'm sorry about your new actives but thankfully they are clearing up quickly. Just keep smiling pretty girl!

Haha I'm laying in bed with 20 gallons of water!

Is it weird that I'm breaking out halfway through my third month?

Nothing crazy but more than usual..

 

Yum, water. I drank like 3 bottles so far today. Love love water.

I don't think it is weird! My 3rd month wasn't exactly too great either. I don't exactly think it's the so called magic month that some people say it is. It might be for some people, but definitely not all! I think that month four is the month that the most clearing happens for a lot of people.

It's crazy! I'm so excited & happy. I seriously never thought that this day would get here. I thought that all 5 months were going to be hell for me. It was so hard to see any positives when I was so caught up in all the negativity of breaking out. I really hope that things can stay this way! That would be amazing.

You will clear up soon! You have to, because you're my 'tane twinnie!

 

It really is crazy how fast you turned around, like one week you were breaking out and now you are clear and healing SOOOOO happy for you sweetie!

Are you going to try and get 6 months from your dermatologist or are you going to stick with the 5 month course. My dermatologist told me that she would keep me on the medication for 1 month longer than I was clear. So if I don't get clear until lets say month 6 which I hope isn't the case, but anyways she would put me on it for another month so for 7 months. She said 8 months is the longest she has had someone on the medication. I really hope I only need 6 months but I am getting to the point where it is scary to not be on the medication... I can never win lol.

You are right I am your tane twinnie and I will clear soon! It just has to be

 

I know! Thanks so much

I'm probably going to stick with the 5 month course, unless some freak breakouts start to happen. I am going to be un-insured come the beginning of September for a little while, so this better work or I feel like I'm screwed, haha. I don't think you'll need 8 months. I really hope that you start clearing soon. It's been too long for you to keep dealing with zits!!

Katie, your skin is looking AMAZING!

 

Thank you so much, Rachel! I am honestly still surprised with how clear things have gotten in the past few weeks. I guess month four is my magic month!!

Katie your skin looks awesome!!!! I'm so excited for you to see such progress finally! I am actually having a good skin day too. I still have those four or five underskin bumps that were once cysts but I finally see them getting smaller - finally!! And even though I'm on the same amount I started with I do notice my skin is getting drier which is probably why stuff is finally shrinking. I'm sick of the side effects but they really aren't too bad so I'm trying not to let it get to me. I'm a week into my third month so hopefully breakouts are a thing of the past for me (I hope I hope I hope I hope!). You're so right about there being worse things than acne but it really can be debilitating not to mention painful and depressing! So glad you're on your way!!

 

Thank you Stacey!!!! I am so thrilled about things getting better. I'm glad to hear that things are turning around for you as well. You'll get there, I promise! There is a turning point for everyone on this medication, it's just so strange how it works differently for everyone. I'm not complaining though! I can't wait to put acne behind me and move on with my life! I know we all do!!

Ugh god if I have to do anymore than 6 months I am going to be really upset. I just want to get this over with. I want my lips back to normal! Seriously these lips are a pain in the ass. Also my back getting back to normal would be GREAT! I have a killer headache today it just won't go away. I think it is because I haven't had caffeine in 2 days. I was out of Diet Pepsi and haven't gone to the store. I just got back though and now I am loading in the pepsi and feeling relief already. Sad isn't it? I also have grown to love water since starting. Ice water though. It must be ice water!

Wooooow Katie! You're skin looks INCREDIBLE! Congratulations darlin! Geez, im only on day 1, i can't wait to see results like yours. You look gorgeous <3

YAY!!!! I love that things are really going well for you, Katie. Your skin looks fantastic!!!!!

Do you also have the Tane burn like I do? That part sucks...I have been flushing easily and just being red in general, but it's SO much better than acne. Praise the lord for Accutane. hahaha

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Ugh god if I have to do anymore than 6 months I am going to be really upset. I just want to get this over with. I want my lips back to normal! Seriously these lips are a pain in the ass. Also my back getting back to normal would be GREAT! I have a killer headache today it just won't go away. I think it is because I haven't had caffeine in 2 days. I was out of Diet Pepsi and haven't gone to the store. I just got back though and now I am loading in the pepsi and feeling relief already. Sad isn't it? I also have grown to love water since starting. Ice water though. It must be ice water!

 

I think that you'll be clear by the end of month six for sure. You just have to be! I agree, I reallyyy miss my normal lips. I seriously feel like my lips are never going to not be chapped. I am pretty much addicted to chap-stick and Aquaphor. I had a headache yesterday, too. I think it was lack of food and the heat. I'm also a caffeine junkie. I love my coffee & soda. I probably guzzle about 3 bottles of water during work though. 🙂

Wooooow Katie! You're skin looks INCREDIBLE! Congratulations darlin! Geez, im only on day 1, i can't wait to see results like yours. You look gorgeous

 

Thank you soooo much, Courtney! You're a sweetheart. 🙂

I seriously feel like I just started this medication. It goes by so fast, and then clearing happens out of nowhere. Just remember that your acne is likely to get worse, before it gets better. I knew there was an initial breakout associated with Accutane, but when it hit me, it really made me depressed. But it will get better!

YAY!!!! I love that things are really going well for you, Katie. Your skin looks fantastic!!!!!

Do you also have the Tane burn like I do? That part sucks...I have been flushing easily and just being red in general, but it's SO much better than acne. Praise the lord for Accutane. hahaha

 

Hey miss Gina! Missed you on the boards lately. 🙂

Thank you!!! I'm so happy that things got better. I was really starting to think they never would.

I think I do have a bit of Tane burn going on. My face is definitely pink/red without makeup. I'll take that any day over acne as well!!! 😀

Good morning everyone! Good news Kaydon! I now have 3 actives! 2 of them are really dry and one is on my jaw, so I'm hoping those go bye-bye soon and stuff starts clearing!

Anywhoo.. I'm happy today for that Hope everyone is enjoying their dayy!

Good morning everyone! Good news Kaydon! I now have 3 actives! 2 of them are really dry and one is on my jaw, so I'm hoping those go bye-bye soon and stuff starts clearing!

Anywhoo.. I'm happy today for that Hope everyone is enjoying their dayy!

 

Good morning, Taylor! WOOOOOO! Happy to hear that things are getting better! BYE BYE, ACNE! 😀