Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Catch-Up Post

All right, so I've been awful about keeping up my blog but I've been pretty good about taking pictures weekly. From the pictures, it doesn't look like much progress, but it really has gotten much better. The big cystic bumps under my skin are almost 100% gone but there are still some little bumps and dark marks. My derm switched me a couple of weeks ago to 80mg a day (I was on 60mg a day for the first two months). It's making me more dry than I already was and I have to moisturize like crazy, but I'm about halfway through my treatment and I think it's going well. I haven't had any other side effects other than dryness. No depression, no vision problems, a bit of joint pain and backaches, but I think this is due in part to my increased workout schedule. I am making sure to take calcium supplements twice daily to keep my bones strong while I'm on this drug. I'm supposed to take five months total so I'm scheduled to be done right around my wedding on November 7th. We'll see how these next two months go... (crossing fingers!)

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Right side view

Left side view

Chest

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