Re: Not sure if I have cea

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 10/20/2001 1:12:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

starmana@... writes:

Paraphrase:

Do I have rosacea? Not a physician, but it certainly sounds like it. The

chin is quite vascular.

Check with your family physician. Noritate, or Metrocream are good starts.

They may irritate the first week, but persevere.

[Guest guest]

What you describe may be prerosacea or mild rosacea. Alcohol is a very common

trigger for rosacea symptoms as are the sun, heat, cold, and spicy foods. When

you have mild rosacea the symptoms can come and go. I don't know how long you

have been on Metrogel but sometimes it takes a while to help the skin and

sometimes it does not help at all. Noritate and Metrocreme are are other

topicals

you could try. In addition, if your skin is not responding to topicals, your

dermatologist could prescribe a course of antibiotics. The important thing is

to

treat the symptoms at this early stage so they do not progress. Many people

with

rosacea do not have the acne form but acne can appear if the disease progresses.

I would read the archives of this board and also go the National cea Society

website for basic information on rosacea.

a

Not sure if I have cea

>I am not sure if I have cea. Almost daily my chin gets really red

>but it is not all of the time. Sometimes it is on my cheeks but

>mostly on chin. Sometimes it stays for awhile sometimes it is just

>there for a few minutes. It is just like suddenly it gets red and I

>don't know what the reason is that it happens. I rarely drink

>alcohol but it happens everytime I do. I have never had the acne

>symptoms that I read about with cea. My doctor said it could be

>cea so he prescribed Metrogel.It has not helped at all. It is

>really embarassing. Do people have this and not have the bumps only

>redness?

>

>

>

>--

>Please read the list highlights before posting to the whole group

(http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html)

>

>See http://www.drnase.com for info on his recently published book.

>

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>

>

[Guest guest]

What you describe may be prerosacea or mild rosacea. Alcohol is a very common

trigger for rosacea symptoms as are the sun, heat, cold, and spicy foods. When

you have mild rosacea the symptoms can come and go. I don't know how long you

have been on Metrogel but sometimes it takes a while to help the skin and

sometimes it does not help at all. Noritate and Metrocreme are are other

topicals

you could try. In addition, if your skin is not responding to topicals, your

dermatologist could prescribe a course of antibiotics. The important thing is

to

treat the symptoms at this early stage so they do not progress. Many people

with

rosacea do not have the acne form but acne can appear if the disease progresses.

I would read the archives of this board and also go the National cea Society

website for basic information on rosacea.

a

Not sure if I have cea

>I am not sure if I have cea. Almost daily my chin gets really red

>but it is not all of the time. Sometimes it is on my cheeks but

>mostly on chin. Sometimes it stays for awhile sometimes it is just

>there for a few minutes. It is just like suddenly it gets red and I

>don't know what the reason is that it happens. I rarely drink

>alcohol but it happens everytime I do. I have never had the acne

>symptoms that I read about with cea. My doctor said it could be

>cea so he prescribed Metrogel.It has not helped at all. It is

>really embarassing. Do people have this and not have the bumps only

>redness?

>

>

>

>--

>Please read the list highlights before posting to the whole group

(http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html)

>

>See http://www.drnase.com for info on his recently published book.

>

>To leave the list send an email to rosacea-support-unsubscribe

>

>

[Guest guest]

One should not fight through irritation when suffering from cea. If

something irritates your skin, you should not use it.

At the same time, however, Noritate/Metrogel are supposed to be wonderful

(and non-irritating) for cea skin. Might pay to try them out.

Stu

> In a message dated 10/20/2001 1:12:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

> starmana@... writes:

>

> Paraphrase:

>

> Do I have rosacea? Not a physician, but it certainly sounds like it. The

> chin is quite vascular.

>

> Check with your family physician. Noritate, or Metrocream are good starts.

> They may irritate the first week, but persevere.

>

>

> --

> Please read the list highlights before posting to the whole group

(http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html)

>

> See http://www.drnase.com for info on his recently published book.

>

> To leave the list send an email to rosacea-support-unsubscribe

>

>

[Guest guest]

One should not fight through irritation when suffering from cea. If

something irritates your skin, you should not use it.

At the same time, however, Noritate/Metrogel are supposed to be wonderful

(and non-irritating) for cea skin. Might pay to try them out.

Stu

> In a message dated 10/20/2001 1:12:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

> starmana@... writes:

>

> Paraphrase:

>

> Do I have rosacea? Not a physician, but it certainly sounds like it. The

> chin is quite vascular.

>

> Check with your family physician. Noritate, or Metrocream are good starts.

> They may irritate the first week, but persevere.

>

>

> --

> Please read the list highlights before posting to the whole group

(http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html)

>

> See http://www.drnase.com for info on his recently published book.

>

> To leave the list send an email to rosacea-support-unsubscribe

>

>

[Guest guest]

For years, my nose got red every day. I didn't know why - it just seemed to

happen. This lasted for about 12 years before I started having problems. I

agree with a, treat it early.

Not sure if I have cea

> I am not sure if I have cea. Almost daily my chin gets really red

> but it is not all of the time. Sometimes it is on my cheeks but

> mostly on chin. Sometimes it stays for awhile sometimes it is just

> there for a few minutes. It is just like suddenly it gets red and I

> don't know what the reason is that it happens. I rarely drink

> alcohol but it happens everytime I do. I have never had the acne

> symptoms that I read about with cea. My doctor said it could be

> cea so he prescribed Metrogel.It has not helped at all. It is

> really embarassing. Do people have this and not have the bumps only

> redness?

>

>

>

> --

> Please read the list highlights before posting to the whole group

(http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html)

>

> See http://www.drnase.com for info on his recently published book.

>

> To leave the list send an email to

rosacea-support-unsubscribe

>

>

[Guest guest]

For years, my nose got red every day. I didn't know why - it just seemed to

happen. This lasted for about 12 years before I started having problems. I

agree with a, treat it early.

Not sure if I have cea

> I am not sure if I have cea. Almost daily my chin gets really red

> but it is not all of the time. Sometimes it is on my cheeks but

> mostly on chin. Sometimes it stays for awhile sometimes it is just

> there for a few minutes. It is just like suddenly it gets red and I

> don't know what the reason is that it happens. I rarely drink

> alcohol but it happens everytime I do. I have never had the acne

> symptoms that I read about with cea. My doctor said it could be

> cea so he prescribed Metrogel.It has not helped at all. It is

> really embarassing. Do people have this and not have the bumps only

> redness?

>

>

>

> --

> Please read the list highlights before posting to the whole group

(http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html)

>

> See http://www.drnase.com for info on his recently published book.

>

> To leave the list send an email to

rosacea-support-unsubscribe

>

>

[Guest guest]

For years, my nose got red every day. I didn't know why - it just seemed to

happen. This lasted for about 12 years before I started having problems. I

agree with a, treat it early.

Not sure if I have cea

> I am not sure if I have cea. Almost daily my chin gets really red

> but it is not all of the time. Sometimes it is on my cheeks but

> mostly on chin. Sometimes it stays for awhile sometimes it is just

> there for a few minutes. It is just like suddenly it gets red and I

> don't know what the reason is that it happens. I rarely drink

> alcohol but it happens everytime I do. I have never had the acne

> symptoms that I read about with cea. My doctor said it could be

> cea so he prescribed Metrogel.It has not helped at all. It is

> really embarassing. Do people have this and not have the bumps only

> redness?

>

>

>

> --

> Please read the list highlights before posting to the whole group

(http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html)

>

> See http://www.drnase.com for info on his recently published book.

>

> To leave the list send an email to

rosacea-support-unsubscribe

>

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