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Welcome to my blog by hunkeymonkey on Tue Mar 02, 2010 2:50 am
Here it is. Finally I'm going to document my struggles to keep the skin on my face looking normal. I've been keeping notes and have some photos I've taken so I'm going to clean them up and backdate my blog posts so you can all see and read my trials. Some of you may be familiar with "My Action Plan" forum post where I declared war on Demodex mites. For the first time I'm years I managed to get my Rosacea, Seborrheic Dermatitis and Psoriasis under control to the point that it really wasn't noticeable and I looked normal again.
Then disaster struck in late October as things suddenly flared up like crazy. It was like I'd got things back to the way things were years ago before my skin got bad, then it got bad again all over. After months of suffering and going through the same diagnosis cycle all over again
-> Some kind of reaction, Hydrocortisone treatment
-> Looks like Rosacea, metrogel treatment
-> Looks like Psoriasis, Hydrocortisone and UV treatment
Next would likely...

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First Week Update by josmonkeys on Thu Mar 18, 2010 2:52 am
Well, my face seems to be less sensitive after a week using Metrogel. I decided to go back to the Dove facewash that I had been using, but is no longer available in my local stores. I did find it online,...

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One of the few cases of Rosacea in India by pallavidhar on Sat Mar 13, 2010 6:56 am
Hello,

I was diagnosed with mild Rosacea one year ago. My doc said it was mild and since I was only 25, I can prevent it from getting worse with age if I acted now..I am a fair skinned person who had...

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Just Diagnosed by josmonkeys on Wed Mar 10, 2010 4:06 pm
Well, I was just diagnosed yesterday, after spending many years explaining away my red cheeks as rosacea, based on visual appearance. About 12 years ago, I had to change facial cleanser & moisturizer...

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Welcome to my blog by hunkeymonkey on Tue Mar 02, 2010 2:50 am
Here it is. Finally I'm going to document my struggles to keep the skin on my face looking normal. I've been keeping notes and have some photos I've taken so I'm going to clean them up and backdate my...

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mineral makeup by bamaghstlvr on Tue Feb 09, 2010 10:22 pm
which one of these mineral makeup companies covers hyperpigmentation better? mineral silk or larenim?thanks newbie ...

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Re: Gently exfoliating with raw honey and a microfiber cloth. by Auburn on Fri Mar 19, 2010 5:12 am
Hi HonkeyMonkey! Nice to hear from you again. (wave)

As Cathy said, the very soft microfiber cloths...

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Re: Gently exfoliating with raw honey and a microfiber cloth. by CrabbyCathy on Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:30 am
hunkeymonkey wrote:super soft microfiber cloth?? I'm trying to find this to buy, but I'm a man and I don't really know what I'm looking for...

Any chance of a site link? I don't...


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Re: Gently exfoliating with raw honey and a microfiber cloth. by hunkeymonkey on Mon Mar 15, 2010 2:51 am
super soft microfiber cloth?? I'm trying to find this to buy, but I'm a man and I don't really know what I'm looking for...

Any chance of a site link? I don't want to buy the wrong thing...


HM

Re: Welcome to my blog by Auburn on Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:07 pm
Wishing you the best of luck, as always, HunkeyMonkey. (hug)

Can't wait to read your updates.

Re: Welcome to my blog by David Pascoe on Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:47 am
Hey great to see you trying out a blog here to document your thoughts HM.

Looking forward to reading more of your thoughts.

davidp.

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