books and libretti (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} bookslibretti) wrote,@ 2008-03-18 00:39:00 |
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Accutane!
So today I had a ton of doctors' appointments -- it's spring break; this is my only real chance to be home and play catchup. Most of them were completely uneventful, but, after 4.5 years of trying every other prescription with no effect, my dermatologist is finally willing to put me on Accutane. It's kind of terrifying -- there are a lot of potential side effects that are really bad, and then there are a handful of side effects I will definitely get that aren't great either. My lips will be coming off in chunks, and my hair will probably never be nice and shiny again. But, on the other hand, to have skin that's just scarred to hell and back, not actively breaking out . . . would be really nice. I only wish he'd agreed to it in the beginning, rather than signing me up for four more years' worth of scars.
So today I had a ton of doctors' appointments -- it's spring break; this is my only real chance to be home and play catchup. Most of them were completely uneventful, but, after 4.5 years of trying every other prescription with no effect, my dermatologist is finally willing to put me on Accutane. It's kind of terrifying -- there are a lot of potential side effects that are really bad, and then there are a handful of side effects I will definitely get that aren't great either. My lips will be coming off in chunks, and my hair will probably never be nice and shiny again. But, on the other hand, to have skin that's just scarred to hell and back, not actively breaking out . . . would be really nice. I only wish he'd agreed to it in the beginning, rather than signing me up for four more years' worth of scars.
