Accutane: Week 6

[angelchicken]

Well, here I am at the quarter-way point. Time flies, yo. And I can say that overall it is helping but the helping doesn't negate the fact that Accutane sucks. All I hear is that it is going to get worse and I don't particularly want it to get worse, but we shall see, we shall see. I am still dry and going crazy with the Aquaphor (thank goodness for Aquaphor). This week I talked to my dermatologist about some seriously dry skin on my right wrist which doesn't hurt but is pretty unattractive (it probably won't help the sale if I show them how a bracelet looks on my wrist - to get an idea - and my wrist is red, bumpy and peeling) and he recommended a 1% hydrocortisone cream so I picked one up and it might be working.

I'm still pretty tired which I think, now, might be because of the medicine. I've been bored in the past but haven't slept this much. I'll put it on the "Ask the doctor" list. And my joints are getting achy which is unpleasant. I am feeling it particularly in the ball of my foot and my lower back. But it's not unbearable (yet) so mostly I'm fine.

The one new thing is that I am healing a lot slower then I used to. I expected this but it's still . . . strange. It's not that it hurts more but it is taking longer to, you know, heal. Scab over and stuff. So no more burning myself on the oven (though, to be fair, I would think that even if I wasn't on the medication. Burns, on ovens or otherwise, are things I prefer to avoid).

So I soldier on. My forehead seems to have broken out kind of badly this week (and the skin on my forehead feels tissue thin: just scratching it seems to give me a cut) but it isn't as big and is disappearing pretty quickly.

So that's that.

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QUESTION:

What is a good body lotion with an SPF of at least 15? I don't want to use actual suntan lotion because I don't like the feel or smell for everyday use. But I should have something spf-y *anyway* and now I really need it.

Any suggestions?

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Good things:

* I got my quarterly incentive check
* My sweet Peekie
* Fleet is back from AZ tomorrow (!!!)
* I have what appears to be a busy week at work if the appraisal I just got is any indication
* It's BEAUTIFUL in Chicago and the plants are coming to life. There's green again!
* I am going to make a very delicious salad for my lunches this week and just got a boatload of veggies (thank you payday!)
* I have a plan involving me buying a really nice pair of earrings and I think it might work and I am excited and hopeful about it.
* My sweet Peekie is now purring in my lap
* I'm not working on Tuesday
* I am going to make cupcakes today, I think.
* My friend eep1313 is married and I am so very excited to hear all about it!
* The Dresden File books. I really do love them
* My wonderful friends list and my wonderful friends who aren't of the internet.

I hope everyone is having a lovely day!