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[Guest guest]

Hi, my name is Rob, I am 28 years old from NYC. I am a new member to

the group. I don't know where to begin so I will start from the

beginning.

I believe I have always had rosacea. I remember as a child being

teased by my classmates. It must have been in the 3rd or 4th grade

when the kids teased me about my blemishes, I was told it looked like

a mouse had walked across my face and left his foot prints on it. I

know children can been crude and I guess I dealt with it. My rosacea

problem doesn't appear all over my face or even on both of my cheeks,

just on my right cheek and some of my nose (Though I didn't find out

about the nose until later). It seems as if I have about 7 blemishes

on my right cheek. Strangely enough, nothing was ever done about the

blemishes, it just seemed to go away. As I got older, I dated quite a

bit. My mother always told me I grew up to be a very handsome man and

I guess dating a lot confirmed that.

About a year ago I was out with a friend when she asked me why my face

was red on one side, there wasn't a mirror at hand so I couldn't see

what she was talking about. I just said/thought that I had a rash, I

really didn't think about it. It wasn't until after I got home that I

noticed what she was talking about. Memories of getting teased as a

child came back and hit me. I was confused, shocked and I didn't know

what in God's name was going on. The every next morning I went to see

a Dermatologist. He didn't view me with a machine or anything, he just

looked at my face and said I had cea. I had the blemishes on my

right cheek and the Dr told me I had cea on my nose as well, I

really wasn't concerned about my nose. My Mother had a red nose so I

figured I got that from her .

However, I was devastated about Roseca, I didn't know anything about

it. My Doctor tried to comfort me by telling me that it can be treated

(Maybe I thought being treated meant it could be cured at the time)

and it would eventually go away. I was given Metro lotion (Told to be

applied twice a day) and Minocycline pills (Once a day). I remember

leaving the Doctor's office thinking it was no big deal, I thought I

would be fine.

How naïve I was. At first everything seemed ok. The Dr did tell me

that it would take a few weeks before the metro lotion would kick in,

the redness wasn?t so bad so I just dealt with it. After a few weeks

everything seemed to go back to normal.

About two weeks ago I decided to put a Scrub on my face to clear away

some blackheads I had on my forehead. I didn't think anything because

I used a scrub on my face many times in the past. WHAT A MISTAKE THAT

WAS! My face became very dry on the right side (My rosacea side), at

times I thought it was going to crack on me, I guess it was the Angry

Face syndrome? I went back to the DR and he gave me a cortisone shot

(I requested it). Now he has me taking Dermatop and Noritate with the

Minocycline pills (Once a day). He told me to use the Dermatop in the

morning and the Noritate when I go to bed. The Doctor never mentioned

anything about not using a scrub or avoiding anything such as Alcohol,

Stimulants, the Sun, etc. It wasn't until I looked online and found a

ton of useful information.

Now since I am really new to all this, I have a lot of questions, I

would appreciate any help:

I am reading a lot about Photo Dem (Photofacial) and I am really

considering it, does it really work? Anyone try it and it didn't work

for them? Is it expensive?

I also believe that I have Ocular cea, I am going to get this

checked out right after New Years. I do wear contact lens, however, is

this going to be a problem? Is there anything I should be taking such

as vitamins or oils if I do have Ocular cea?

What is the deal with Flax Seed Oil? I have read that some of the

members in the group have been using it, how does it help with

cea? What about Oregano Juice? How does that help?

I have seen a product call cea Ltd III, Has anyone used it? If so

does it work as advertised?

One of my greatest joys was coming home on a cold evening from work

and taking a hot bubble bath, is that over?

Might be a foolish question, but is a cure near?

I am very glad I found this group. I was beginning to feel all alone

. By reading many of the letters I feel confident that I can beat

this disease, I think we all can .

I hope everyone has a very safe and Happy New Year.

My best,

Rob

NYC

[Guest guest]

WLS will make you more fertile! It is best to wait 12-18 months to

become pregnant (unlike my accidental 6 months) Ihave been married 18

years and have not been able to concieve since the 80's even with 5x

doses of chlomid. Now there was only 1 oppertunity in dec. and hear I

am at 5 1/2 weeks. Had I known how much fertile I would become post

op I would have gotten WLS years ago. I didn't truely do the WLS

reserch before and assumed that it would not be nutritionally

healthy. I have since found out it would be much healthier than

having a 49 BMI & diabetes along with PCOS. I say go for the surgery

but everyons situation is different and maybe you should talk to a

doctor about your situation.

- Diane

RNY 7/14/03

270/192/135

EDD 9/10/04

[Guest guest]

Alot of women on this group have lost the weight first and have been very

successful getting pregnant after, including myself, I am 12 weeks. I would try

the surgery and lose the weight, get yourself feeling well nad GO FOR IT and

have a nice healthy baby afterwards.

HUGS, ROBIN, NY

Age- 41

Due Date- #4 July 27th, 2004

OPEN RNY

10-18-02

378/246/170???

DR.EDWARD HIXSON

SARANAC LAKE, NY

Mom to:

&

7 1/2 year twin boys and

Madison age 5

Miscarraige August 2001

Miscarraige August 2003

Married to Pup:

15 years this

Halloween : )