Hi all. I haven't been posting much lately but thought I would give
you an update on my treatments with Dr. Darm.

Two weeks ago I went in for the multiple tx protocal (3 in 5 days).
Let me just tell you I was scared youknowwhatless because I
was sure my skin would not be able to handle it. I would have
put money on it!

Everything went fine and I was looking better and better after
each treatment. Before the last, I sat in my car for an hour after
putting ont he Laser Cane with the heat blasting and it was still
hard for me to get a good flush going, so something is working!

I've had 5 sessions so far and I'm really pleased with the results.
The flushing I'd say has been reduced by 80% and I'm even ok
when not taking Clonidine. I've also felt minimal to no burning.
I'm still not back to my full activities however as I've really been
trying hard not to do anything thaty makes me flush so I can' give
a full report on this yet. I can however give a crtitique on just
about any movie that's playing because I've seen them all!

The redness is down too, probably by 50%-60% but sometimes
it's more like 90%, seems to depend on the time of day. Plus my
skin is still recuperating so it may be too early to comment on
this as well. It's kind of weird, I look fine but on the inside of my
face I feel things moving around, almost like I can feel things
regrouping.

The only problem I'm having is that my seb derm really kicks in
while on the Biaxin. I tried using Ovace (the generic form) but my
skin doesn't like it, there's a lot of harsh deteregents in there.
Any of you budding chemists out there know if it would be
possible to mix sodium sulfacetamide in with a gentle cleanser
like Zia?

Anyway. That's it for now. I'm not on the board much so if you
have questions please email me directly. Please check the
archives first as I've posted a lot on this subject.

I hope everyone is well and pale!

Tricia