Hi Everyone
This is my first post. I live in the UK and was diagnosed a year ago. starting using Metrogel prescribed by my doctor and thought things would improve so wasn't too worried. Jump forward a year to today. I'm still using the Metrogel but my Rosacea gets worse by the day. I wear sunblock, stay out of the sun and follow all the dietary advice as far as I can. The weather is gorgeous here today and I'd love to go out into my garden but I daren't. I have very prominent thread veins all over my cheeks and the pustules and pauples are everywhere, even in my hair, now and the itching is awful.
I went into town as I have to buy a dress for a colleague's wedding on Saturday - I've been putting it off as I just feel so ugly when I look in the mirror. The shop assistant asked me if I was suffering from a food allergy - I was hoping under make up that it wasn't too visible but I was kidding myself obviously and ran out of the shop without a dress and straight home on the train! This term, after 30 years, I have given up my job as a secondary school teacher as I just couldn't keep order any more and was so stressed - my horrible face has made me lose all confidence in myself and my authority and I couldn't bear the looks and comments from the teenagers any more! So I have no income but may see if I can take my pension early. I feel useless and have been crying since I got home which has made me look a thousand times worse. This is the first time I've opened up about this to anyone - I just tried to get on with it - but I really am at rock bottom. Please cheer me up!