Kelli
15th June 2005, 09:04 PM
Howdy,
I had my 4th IPL treatment this afternoon. it seemed rather tender in some areas. The last two treatments I've had the double pulse after the first pass of the light. That's what left me bruised and swollen. Didn't have that this time.
The Dr. came in before the tech got started and I talked with her a bit. She asked if I were still doing the antibiotics. I stopped, because frankly, I hate taking antibiotics, especially when I was on BC. Basically makes you take the chance to have it go null-and-void on you.
She got irritated that I stopped taking it. She said that while I'm doing the IPL I should be taking the minocycline (I think that's it). Then she asked me to get on Metrogel/Cream and another one - Clinadel? I'll check spelling tonight on that one. Can't remember exactly of the top of my head. That those should do well.
BEEN THERE/DONE THAT! I've done antibiotics and metrogel so many times, I could scream! They don't stick! Metrogel and cream dries out my skin. Antibiotics, the day after I quit taking them, I go back to my normal, IF they work. most times they just stop working. I told her all of this, and she asked me to humor her this time.
She said after my last IPL, she wants to see me again, and maybe do low dose accutane, or she said she's had some good cases with using a new Acne treatment called Blue Light. Anyone heard of this working on Rosacea?!
Anyway, I'm red, I'm upset, and I want to crawl under a rock, but I'm at work (where I'm just waiting for Mr. Insensitive that I work with to ask if I'm pregnant again or if I'm sunburned... yes, I've had that asked before). I wanted to cry on my way back to work, but I knew it would cause a flush, so i fought it back.
ugh....
Kelli
I had my 4th IPL treatment this afternoon. it seemed rather tender in some areas. The last two treatments I've had the double pulse after the first pass of the light. That's what left me bruised and swollen. Didn't have that this time.
The Dr. came in before the tech got started and I talked with her a bit. She asked if I were still doing the antibiotics. I stopped, because frankly, I hate taking antibiotics, especially when I was on BC. Basically makes you take the chance to have it go null-and-void on you.
She got irritated that I stopped taking it. She said that while I'm doing the IPL I should be taking the minocycline (I think that's it). Then she asked me to get on Metrogel/Cream and another one - Clinadel? I'll check spelling tonight on that one. Can't remember exactly of the top of my head. That those should do well.
BEEN THERE/DONE THAT! I've done antibiotics and metrogel so many times, I could scream! They don't stick! Metrogel and cream dries out my skin. Antibiotics, the day after I quit taking them, I go back to my normal, IF they work. most times they just stop working. I told her all of this, and she asked me to humor her this time.
She said after my last IPL, she wants to see me again, and maybe do low dose accutane, or she said she's had some good cases with using a new Acne treatment called Blue Light. Anyone heard of this working on Rosacea?!
Anyway, I'm red, I'm upset, and I want to crawl under a rock, but I'm at work (where I'm just waiting for Mr. Insensitive that I work with to ask if I'm pregnant again or if I'm sunburned... yes, I've had that asked before). I wanted to cry on my way back to work, but I knew it would cause a flush, so i fought it back.
ugh....
Kelli