05th May 2003 to 26th May 2003
Not really a whole month just three weeks actually.
Bit of an outbreak on my shoulders and two really big whiteheads on my cheek.
My face was very dry again at the beginning of the month, with another rash on my cheeks. In the 2nd week it was looking much better and quite healthy.
The inside of my nose has been dry and sore so I've been putting Vaseline up there again.
Back ache got worse this week, it's really quite painful when I bend down now. Long car journeys aren't pleasant either. Hopefully this will go when I finish the course.
Well it's all over now. I don't really know how to react. Firstly I have to say I'm extremely pleased with how my skin looks now, I look at other people and see that they actually have worse skin than me!! My skin doesn't just look good for someone who used to have acne, it looks good full-stop.
But I still seem to be wanting more, and the odd few spots I'm still getting worry me greatly, but then I expect that's mostly because I keep expecting them to signal the beginning of another big outbreak.
It's very hard to get rid of the picture I have of my face in my mind. Everytime I look in the mirror I smile, cos I'm so sure I'm gonna be covered in spots it's somewhat a relief to see I'm not.
I also feel a lot better overall. I think the stress acne was causing me was greater than I thought.
The next obvious worry is what's going to happen when I stop taking Roaccutane? I keep thinking that since I've seen such a massive improvement from taking it, perhaps I'm gonna be one of the lucky ones and keep my perfect complexion. Maybe. I guess I just have to wait and see.
