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rosacea and hormones by annieoakley6789 on Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:57 pm
I always suffered with slight eruptions on my skin . Right back to my teens but although at the time I thought it the end of the world and felt so ugly on reflection they were just outbreaks... I'd get spots before or during my periods and my face would just clear up when it was that time of the month again !!! I got Rosacea on the onset of my 2nd pregnancy , my daughter Sinead who is now 20 so almost 21 yrs ago !!! I didn't do much about it due to being pregnant so just suffered ! I breast fed my daughter for almost a year and then fell pregnant again and again and again !!! I had 1 pregnancy before my daughters, my son Patrick and although my face broke out slightly in the first 3 months my skin was never as good for the rest of my pregnancy and during breast feeding right up until i fell pregnant on Sinead !!

By the time my 4th child was born and after breast feeding her for 2 years I decided I would look for some help with my Rosacea !! I went down the natural road attending the Naturopathy...

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rosacea and hormones by annieoakley6789 on Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:57 pm
I always suffered with slight eruptions on my skin . Right back to my teens but although at the time I thought it the end of the world and felt so ugly on reflection they were just outbreaks... I'd get...

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MAKEOVER SITE by Kim on Sun Jul 04, 2010 2:39 pm
Found this neat site. Go to MSN, click on "Lifestyles", click on "Makeover Tool". Now you can take a picture of yourself from your shoulders up, with your hair pulled back and no makeup....

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newbie by Kim on Sat Jun 19, 2010 1:30 pm
I am 44 years old and have been diagnosed with acne rosacea for 1 month. I figured it was rosacea for a while but had it confirmed. My eyes were affected also, but the doctor did not prescribe anything...

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It's been a month, and no flare ups! by RAlfieri on Wed May 26, 2010 10:25 pm
So far so good! It's been a month now without any flare ups. This is the longest I've ever gone without having my face feel like it's on fire with burning and itching to the point of distraction. My regimen...

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Finally having luck controlling my Rosacea by RAlfieri on Fri May 14, 2010 9:50 pm
Hi, everyone! I'm new to the forums. I was diagnosed with Rosacea nearly two years ago after having years of great skin. It's been a real rollercoaster ride trying to control it. Sometimes the flare-ups...

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Another Day by lotusflower on Mon Apr 26, 2010 6:35 pm
So back to the dermatologist, took me off the doxyclcine. Gave me Erythromycin 2x a day along with metrogel. Feel like my eyes are still affected. They are tired right now. I havn't figured out what my...

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finacea by Daisy on Sun Apr 25, 2010 5:45 pm
Application 1 - Bloody well stung, feels tight. hope i see an improvement in the morning!
Next day - Looking worse skin looks angrey

Application 2 - Didnt sting to much putting the cream on. Looked in...

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rosacea by pepsi on Sun Apr 25, 2010 8:14 am
I was diagonsed with rosacea fairly recently and am experencing another bout just two weeks after finishing a course of antibiotics, feeling a bit fed up this morning, have read some of the blogs, nice...

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Reduced redness! by O_O on Fri Apr 23, 2010 4:09 pm
I can't believe it, but today my nose definitely looked less red. With makeup on, the redness is barely visible. I don't know whether this is due to the IPL or the Synchrorose lotion I've been using, or...

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Five days after first IPL treatment by O_O on Wed Apr 21, 2010 7:26 pm
It's five days since I had my first IPL treatment for thread veins and permanent redness around my nose. Neither my GP nor the dermatologist at Sk:n who's been treating me thinks I have rosacea, as the...

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Re: newbie by Kim on Fri Jun 25, 2010 10:49 pm
Has anyone heard of Etival Laboratoire Urgen-C. I live in Canada and this is new and only available through Shoppers Drug Mart. It is expensive and may be a cash grab?

Re: newbie by Kim on Wed Jun 23, 2010 3:40 pm
Hi Hunkeymonkey, Thanks for the comments. A regular doctor has diagnosed me. I think the dry skin caused the flakey skin. Glad to tell you that what I am doing above has helped a lot. The pimple like things...

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Re: newbie by hunkeymonkey on Tue Jun 22, 2010 10:56 pm
If it's flaky are you sure it's Rosacea? Was it diagnosed by a dermatologist or a regular doctor? I've had bad experiences with misdiagnosis :/

Re: Need help and advice by CrabbyCathy on Tue Apr 20, 2010 9:33 am
Nathan, this was just called to my attention. I am very sorry for any mod's late reply, although it777 kindly replied ...

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Re: Need help and advice by it777 on Mon Apr 19, 2010 11:29 pm
Hi Nathan, after suffering for years, I tried the rememdies Cathy posted here from a book called Banish Rosacea and it worked, I feel 99% better, i very rarely get a flareup anymore. I'm not sure if it...

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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...


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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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