RE: Hello

September 17, 1999

Welcome Raegan! Jenn:)

February 8, 2000

> Welcome to the list! My name is (, yes that's right)

I have heard that our name, , is the most common

name in the US. My mom named me before the trend

started. She had only heard it a couple of times, very rare.

Now look, there are s everywhere you look.

Jen &

Ben 1/26/97 & 1/10/00

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February 9, 2000

Ditto here, we thought was original too (it's my Dad's name) and

lo and behold, tons of s that year. Then we thought

was also not common (old family names) and what do we find?

's everywhere....

sigh..

jen

>From: Jsachieve@...

>

>Jen-

>

> Interestingly enough, I had only heard of my dd's name once before I

named

>her , but after she was born I found out it was the most popular name

>that year. The same thing for my ds and my other dd; I guess I'm easily

>influenced by popular names!?..

>

> S.

>

February 9, 2000

was the most popular name when I was born thirty years ago and I

cannot remember going to school with less than three in a class! Our youth

group had four and when we get together we all have nick names!

When I named my daughter Emma (after DH's Grandmother) I had never heard

anyone who named their kid that but the year she was born it seemed to be the

most popular! LOL!

Just named my second daughter Olivia and they seem to be quite popular as

well!

(NC)

February 9, 2000

Welcome Jen! I don't think I've said hello yet! I'm Michele from Edmonton, mom

of 2 8/9th ? lol just 5 weeks to go anyway.

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From: tjbsmith@...

Hi, I am new to the list. My name is Jen & I am 29. I have a great hubby

named . We have a three year old son named (Ben) & a 4 week old

girl named (Becca).

I b/fed Ben until 8 months when he self weaned. I ignored the signs &

continued to try to nurse him anyway. That is until the day he drew blood. I

can handle some biting occasionally but, when blood is drawn I draw the line. I

decided to listen to him.

I am nursing Becca now. Initially she had a poor latch (she was three weeks

early, but that has improved. We are currently battling Thrush. The Nystatin

worked, but I stopped it to soon & it came back. It has invaded my milk ducts &

this time I am on Diflucn. On the second day it already seams much better. I

am also using Caldesene on her bottom. She is very gassy due to my overactive

letdown, (read " fire hydrant " ) & overactive milk supply, (read " good candidate

for wet nurse " ). Even with all the problems nursing I have enjoyed it, (remind

me of this when I complain after the three hour nursing marathons).

P.S. , Where did you get the name Kaija? My husbands grandparents are

full blood Finnish. The family name is Kaija.

Jen &

April 6, 2000

sw -

I feel for you! I'm sorry you have had such a hard time. It is a good thing

that you have found this group because there are many good things to try that

can help your appearance. I personally have only gone to a dermatologist

once and don't think it would be helpful for me to go again unless I want a

prescription.

I have benefitted from washing my face only at night, followed by Vita-oil

made by Dr. Sy who contributes much to this group or emu oil. In the

mornign I use Dr. Sy's soap for sensitive skin, followed by oil again, then

lotion (I'm very dry) and then the WONDERFUL Zinc-O cream from Dr. Sy.

Hang in there! Maybe it would feel safer to begin experimeting with some of

the OTC products that you will read about here and then, if you feel the

need, you could go to the doc for more.

Good luck!

Sincerely,

margaret C.

April 7, 2000

Make an appointment with a dermatologist NOW......You do not have to live this

way..there are MANY things that may help you.....God Luck and please keep us

posted!!

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From: Gibson[sMTP:wsgibson@...]

Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 1:54 AM

To: rosacea

Subject: Hello

Hi Everyone,

I just joined a few hours ago, and already I've had to change to

Daily digest because of all the emails lol.

A few weeks ago I came across a website, with photo's, about

cea. I cried. I had thought I was a freak, that this was only

something affecting me.

I was very shy growing up, and had quite bad acne during my

teens. I'm not sure if this was the onset of rosacea or not, but

ever since then I've had it. I struggled through my teen years,

with a red face more often than not, and constantly teased and

ridiculed. It didn't help that I blushed very easily and very brightly

either. Those were the worst years of my life. As soon as I was

old enough, I plastered make up on my face in a vain attempt to

tone down the redness. More often than not it didn't work. My

self esteem was/is rockbottom. I got used to people commenting

on how red my face was. Did they think I didn't know???

I thought it was something I would have to suffer with for the rest

of my life. There were times when I wished I could scratch the

skin off my face. I was bridesmaid for one of my sisters. The

photo's are awful. the makeup so thick is looked like a mask. I

wear makeup 24 hours a day. No way could I go out in public

'naked' faced.

Even now, when I'm 100% sure that this is what I've got, my self

esteem is so bad I can't force myself to go to a doctor about my

face. I want to look normal. I don't want to look like the red faced

freak I've been for the past 15 odd years.

It's coming into winter here. I want to be able to go into a warm

room and not light up like a traffic light. I want to be able to wear

no make up, go swimming and not worry about make up streaks,

show my bare face to the world and not want to hide in shame.

And yet, I'm scared. I'm scared to admit to the world that I've got

a problem. I'm scared of being ridiculed, or scared I'll get my

hopes up, and it will get worse not better.

Do I have to go to a doctor or a dermatologist? Is it something

that has to be proffesionally diagnosed?

I guess thats all for now, sorry about the length.

sw

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April 7, 2000

,

You've come to the right place. Please see a doctor, and a dermatologist if

possible. Also please read through the " Highlights " section of the cea

Support web site. I recommend that you pay particular attention to the

" treatments " folder.

Here is the link:

http://members.iinet.net.au/~dp/rosacea/toc.html

As an afterthought, I'll include a link to the US National cea Society

web site. This site contains lots of useful information, including things

which tend to " trigger " rosacea flare-ups and should be avoided. Here is a

link to that web site:

http://www.rosacea.org/home.html

If you have any trouble with the links, send me a PM and I will help.

Jim

Hello

> Hi Everyone,

>

> I just joined a few hours ago, and already I've had to change to

> Daily digest because of all the emails lol.

> A few weeks ago I came across a website, with photo's, about

> cea. I cried. I had thought I was a freak, that this was only

> something affecting me.

> I was very shy growing up, and had quite bad acne during my

> teens. I'm not sure if this was the onset of rosacea or not, but

> ever since then I've had it. I struggled through my teen years,

> with a red face more often than not, and constantly teased and

> ridiculed. It didn't help that I blushed very easily and very brightly

> either. Those were the worst years of my life. As soon as I was

> old enough, I plastered make up on my face in a vain attempt to

> tone down the redness. More often than not it didn't work. My

> self esteem was/is rockbottom. I got used to people commenting

> on how red my face was. Did they think I didn't know???

> I thought it was something I would have to suffer with for the rest

> of my life. There were times when I wished I could scratch the

> skin off my face. I was bridesmaid for one of my sisters. The

> photo's are awful. the makeup so thick is looked like a mask. I

> wear makeup 24 hours a day. No way could I go out in public

> 'naked' faced.

> Even now, when I'm 100% sure that this is what I've got, my self

> esteem is so bad I can't force myself to go to a doctor about my

> face. I want to look normal. I don't want to look like the red faced

> freak I've been for the past 15 odd years.

> It's coming into winter here. I want to be able to go into a warm

> room and not light up like a traffic light. I want to be able to wear

> no make up, go swimming and not worry about make up streaks,

> show my bare face to the world and not want to hide in shame.

> And yet, I'm scared. I'm scared to admit to the world that I've got

> a problem. I'm scared of being ridiculed, or scared I'll get my

> hopes up, and it will get worse not better.

> Do I have to go to a doctor or a dermatologist? Is it something

> that has to be proffesionally diagnosed?

> I guess thats all for now, sorry about the length.

>

> sw

>

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>

April 8, 2000

Hi

We can all empathize with you feelings of despair and frustration since

we've all felt that uncomfortableness around others who notice us. However,

there are definitely things you can do, so don't lose hope.

Continue to subscribe to this list and try out some of the treatments that

are discussed. Some won't help you, but some most likely will. In the very

least, your knowledge of this disorder will greatly improve and will

facilitate your ability to fight it.

Hang in there.

Chris