photoderm

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I am finally going to start photoderm the week after next. I am

spending a lot of time as of late in California, so I'm going to do

the procedures with Dr. Bitter. I met with him this last week and he

was very nice and informative. He is actually going to to do the

procedure himself which makes me feel more comfortable. I really

hope I respond to it. I don't think I cannot take too much more of

this condition without some real improvement. The creams only do so

much. I was doing really well until a few months ago when I started

flushing every night. That has somewhat subsided, but now I am

getting a lot of bumps for the first time and my face has been really

itchy. Fortunately the bumps seem to have gone down today. I really

hope they stay away. Anyway, it is clear that I have to try

photoderm to stop this condition from progressing, and possibly even

reverse it significantly. Wish me luck. I will definately be

avoiding the sun this summer (although even without the photoderm I

would be avoiding the sun, my worst trigger).

By the way, for those of you who are perplexed by reactions to zinco,

I too reacted to it. After a week of using and being overjoyed by

it's protection, I started to get very itchy and little rashy bumps

formed on my cheeks. I stopped for a few days till the bumps went

away, moisturized my face, and tried it again over a moisturizer.

Immediately, I had an allergic reaction. I was very disappointed,

but I am back to using zinc oxide ointment at night, and plan to use

city block sunscreen in a couple of days when my face is back to

normal. Dr. Sy is a godsend for creating this product and it seems

that most people can tolerate it and love it. For those like myself

there are other options.

Take care.

Nanette