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Just updating this again as I like to look back. You forget quickly! And also because I'm pretty sure friends and family are sick to death of hearing about my skin!!! Ha
Today I notice big difference in the dryness of my lips and face. Fave felt very tight and dry after cleansing. Used lots of cetaphil moisturiser on I and my trusty carmex. All very manageable. Few little in pimples appearing here and there still but overall we're looking good!
Well it's week 12 now, the halfway mark! My skin has improved a lot over the last two weeks. Had a minor breakout mid last week but nothing too bad.
Today I only have about 3 or 4 active pimples and the rest are flat and dried up. I also have many many red marks as you would expect! These will take a while to fade it seems. My 'proper' scarring seems to be minimal, I am very lucky and grateful for that.
Ihave finally turned the corner and would be very surprised if I had another bad breakout, although I do expectminorbreakoutsto continue awhile longer. Touch wood.
Excited and clear skin seems possible at last:) Eek
Hopefully someone going through their IB is reading this and will take hope from it! It does get better!!
Skin is still looking OK. I wish it would clear quicker but it's still improving very slowly. I still get new spots too. And red marks all there. I'm half way through but nurse said some people will stay on it longer if their skin isn't clear at end of dose. Lips and skin on face are dry but it's fine can wear make up no problem.Just always have to have my Carmex with me and moisturise etc. I was away in the sun also and outdoors playing sport whole time and I didn't burn. Obviously I wore sun cream! I can still wear fake tan too, doesn't irritate skin at all even on face. My back isn't as sore as it was. My eyes look a bit red these days for sure. No other side effects, touch wood. Just cant wait to be finished! It's not that the treatment is barely notice I'm on it, it's just I want clear skin so bad.
Officially back to thinking this stuff just may not work for me. Skin just seems to be at a stand still. Im still getting new spots too all the time.
Im more than half way through my course now. Nurse didnt seem concerned and said some people will take a little more if its not fully cleared. This nurse never saw me at beginning though, so no one has been tracking my skins progress but me. The nature of the NHS. Getting really frustrated again! Anyone in same position?!
2 hours ago, Isogirl123 said:Officially back to thinking this stuff just may not work for me. Skin just seems to be at a stand still. Im still getting new spots too all the time.
Im more than half way through my course now. Nurse didnt seem concerned and said some people will take a little more if its not fully cleared. This nurse never saw me at beginning though, so no one has been tracking my skins progress but me. The nature of the NHS. Getting really frustrated again! Anyone in same position?!
Isogirl, my first course, I didn't clear up at all until the last month and then I didn't have a breakout for years, some people don't clear up until after they are off the medication. Stay patient.
Thanks Jones4545. Good to hear these stories. Are you on a second course now?
I have a lot of peeling around my mouth today which I take as a good sign. It's hard to keep faith that it will work when progress is slow and even side effects so minimal!
18 hours ago, Jones4545 said:Isogirl, my first course, I didn't clear up at all until the last month and then I didn't have a breakout for years, some people don't clear up until after they are off the medication. Stay patient.
Thanks Jones4545. Good to hear these stories. Are you on a second course now?
I have a lot of peeling around my mouth today which I take as a good sign. It's hard to keep faith that it will work when progress is slow and even side effects so minimal!
Im on my 3rd course, my second course was a very short course when I was 19 to clear up some body acne that came back a couple of years after my first (face never broke out). It has been 10 years since I had any acne and then it came back, so the derm wants to try accutane one more time. If it gives me another 10 years of clear skin I will be happy.
3 hours ago, Jones4545 said:Im on my 3rd course, my second course was a very short course when I was 19 to clear up some body acne that came back a couple of years after my first (face never broke out). It has been 10 years since I had any acne and then it came back, so the derm wants to try accutane one more time. If it gives me another 10 years of clear skin I will be happy.
God yeah that's the way to look at it. Different if it came back a few months after . Best of luck with it:)
Huge improvements in last week. Wohoo! Still a bit to go but God compared to a few weeks ago even it's so much better!!
Eyes have improved now. Not as irritated and bags improved too
Back pain pretty bad but I play a LOT of intense sport. Hands sore too.
Rash on my hands but nothing major
Skin on face and lips dry but not crazy dry at all, fine once i moisturize and use lip balm - Carmex tub is the best! No dryness on body but I use e45 lotion every day as a precaution. Actually my skin is crazy soft with all the TLC it's getting
Wow skin looks so good today!!!! I'm so happy wow just wow. Dramatic improvements and still about 8 weeks to go 
it's almost totally clear
Side effect wise really it's just joint pain. My hands and back are v sore. I play sport 5 times a week though so I'm sure if I didn't I'd be feeling OK. Not giving up my sport though no way. I did have to cancel yesterday though because of back.
Exciting, fingers crossed it continues smoothly
Skin is looking great. Haven't any active spots now for about a week. Just marks. Maybe couple spots aren't quite gone but wouldn't call them active really. Amazing to see how much my skin has changed.
my joint pain is bad hands sore as hell. Skin on body is drier now and in have rash on hands for last while. Bit all OK. Only about 6 weeks to go I think. Crazy. Speaking of crazy I've felt a little bit off this last few weeks not down but a bit emotional/aggressive. Might not have anything to do with the iso.
tick tock. ...
Hi Isogirl123, since 2016 and until now 2020, I don't know what your stomach condition is right now, are you still here to reply or not, I would like to ask what antibiotics you are taking, I I was planning to use Zinnat 500mg [Edited link out] and started a new dose with a 100mg dose, I wanted to be consulted, I did not dare to go to the doctor and could only tinkering, acne all over my face made me inferiority