Is My Story Anything Like Yours?

Goosey · 06-27-2007, 10:48 AM

I Am Very Interested In Your Views On Bruunhause. Also Acnexus And The Thankyoustan Cloth. Like Everyone Else Here I Am So Very Sick Of This Plague. My Story Is Not An Encouraging One As I Am 52 Years Old And Have Been Fighting It Since My Mid-20s. Everyone Has Always Told Me I Am A "very Beautiful Woman". That Is The Very Opposite To How I Feel And How I Have Seen Myself For Many, Many Years. Will I Ever Get A Day When I Do Not Fear My Skin??? When I Do Not Feel Shame Because Of My Skin?

Yes, I Have Tried It All And Spent More Money Than I Like To Reveal On The Problem But I Am In The Public Eye And Make Regular Tv Appearances And Feel Like Giving Up My Work And Crawling Under A Stone. It Doesn't Make Any Difference What My Work Is Really Because I Would Still Try To Hide Away. And What Is More I Have Been Told That My Skin Is Not Bad! Ha! They Should Try Living With It.

I Am So Sorry To Sound Off To Everyone Like This But Where Will It All End???

Thank You So Much In Advance For Each And Everyone Of Your Replies!

I Am So Very Interested In Everyone's Views.

Thank You, Xx

suzyshop1 · 07-02-2007, 09:21 PM

Your story is very similar to mine,except im 50.Since my early 20s ive have problems with cystic acne.I was put on accutane it worked beautifully for about 3 yrs.Then the acne slowly started up again.I been fighting a losing battle ever since.Ive been on a myriad of antibiotics which dont seem to work to well for me.Sometimes they stop the pimples from getting larger,but they never deal with the blocked pore issue.Ive been on clindamycin gel,differin cream and retin-a micro.The retin-a micro worked the longest for me,and i had thought id found my cure.But after awhile it started to burn and peel my skin over and over.Leaving reddish burn patches.My skin cracked,got so bad i thought the the burns were worse then the acne so i quit it.Right now on on clindamycin gel and doxycycline.Seemed like it was working but it still didnt unblock the clogged pores.When yiu pull your skin tight youi can see a flat small whitehead.Which then against your better judgement you squeeze ,and wala you got a big sore one.We're in our 50s now ,you think we'd be getting wrinkles now instead of acne.I guess im kinda resigning myself that i wont get rid of the acne till im dead.Lucky us huh?Take care.

suzyshop1 · 07-02-2007, 09:28 PM

Ps i was also interested in the product called brunnhause too,but its really pricey.I didnt want to put out that much money for something that might not work for me.I havent seen any reviews of this product on this board.If you decide to try it please keep us updated with your progress.Take care.

Goosey · 07-03-2007, 10:36 AM

Thanks very much for your very thoughtful reply. I know exactly how you feel & it really does help to know that someone else of a siilar age is feeling the same. I, too, have tried many, many things though never roacctane or accutane. I guess I was frightened off those as I saw how bad they made my poor brother when he was fighting his loosing battle with kidney cancer. I never knew why they put him on it in any case, just that it was a part of some experimental treatment. I spent years on minocycline and finally had to come off that due to it causing raised liver enzymes. That really frightened the life out of me. I have had light treatment and thought I have found the answer. Well, that was soooooo expensive and did not last just like everything else. I had a surgical microdermabrasion about 20 years ago to deal with the scars. Well, thankfully I haven't got back too many new scars as I have just ALMOST learnt not to pick that badly. That is not to say that I do not do exactly what you said and then get the same big spot as you described! No, I haven't really learnt all that much in the years of suffering. I never can figure out why I cannot just ignore them and leave them to play their self out. It just seems that in my head I think if I leave one of these clogged pores it will become a MONSTER and take over my face or even life!!

Well, I guess I could go on for pages about the things I have tried but I have ordered the Bruunhause and will let you kow the result. However, while waiting for it to arrive I am having an interesting "study" of my skin. I have got so tired of the battle that I decided the other day to stop using all acne products. I had been on a manic routine of salacyic acid wash every other day and various acne potions and lotions mainly with salcyic acid. I read somewhere on this board that it seemed to cause ***** cystic type of spots in some of the writers. It has slowly dawned on me that it could be making me worse. I just stopped everything about 5 or 6 days ago and my skin is at least marginally better. I had also been using .025% retin-a; we cannot get anything stronger in this country. It does feel more like skin should feel without this sense of sensitivity all the time.

Does any of this sound familar to you?

Goosey · 07-03-2007, 10:42 AM

I also ordered Acnexus and am waiting for it to arrive also. I will let you know the outcome. It is a fine scrub & it has had some really good write-ups. I thought it sounded similar to one from Ole Hendricksen which I bought at his spa out in CA once and it worked well. This is less expensive and has many good reports so...

Take care,xx