Well Accutane did it's thing
for 6 years...but it's time for another round.
I have to preface this entry
with the fact that my skin is NOWHERE near as bad as it was when I started 6 years ago, but I'm 27 now and even a few pimples
is just too much.
Let me tell you how I got
here. At first it was manageable, about a year ago when I posted I told you I was getting spots here and there.
To be honest I was scared that this would happen and it did. A few here and there turned into a few on each side of my jaw
line. I only break out on my jaw line, neck and around my mouth now, but it’s gotten to the point that I am never
completely clear, and the red marks really do make it look worse then it really is.
I tried ACNEZINE for a few
weeks right before my scheduled visit to the Derm (a new one, not the one from 6 years ago) and I actually think it was working
(I would recommend checking it out if you have mild to moderate acne). BUT I'm tired of putting my faith in creams and
pills and always wondering if they will work, especially in the long term. Soooooo...off to the Derm. When I got
there I realized that A LOT has changed in the Accutane world since I last left it.
I was introduced to the iPledge
program. Inconvenience or important? - you be the judge. On that first visit I had to
1) pass a pregnancy test
2) sign a slew of documents
(assuring everyone imaginable that I would not get pregnant, and that I will always use 2 forms of contraceptives at all times)
3) was given a BIG binder
of information
4) prescribed the pill
(you have to be on it for 30 days before you can get the prescription)
5) told to get blood work
done in a month before the next appointment and
6) informed about this website
that I have to go onto to take periodic quizzes...
It makes me wonder if all
this is really necessary, but then again I realize standards are only in place because someone in the past messed it
up for the rest of us.
So I'm about to embark
on the Accutane adventure yet again - am I mad? Of course not. Accutane was a miracle for me 6 years ago - and
I am grateful for it. I'm actually just hopeful (and anxious) to see my face the way it was after my first round.
I miss not having to wear makeup!
Well, because I have to be
on birth control for a month, I'm kind of treading water until I get my first prescription (which should be next week).
But I just wanted to let you
know that my site is back up (so you first timers can see what I went through the first time) and you second timers can go
through it with me now.
Thanks for all your years
of support, I'm happy to be your guinea pig. :)
Jenn
