Re: Low-flush exercise??- i just have to comment

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I guess what I'm not understanding, is how does rosacea reach the point of

disfigurement? I mean, has everyone abused their face in some way? I have

heard of lots of people who have rosacea and you can hardly tell by looking at

them... why is it so much worse for some than others?

Re: Low-flush exercise??- i just have to comment

Hi

I respect whay you are saying. I don't think your rosacea has reached the

point of disfigurement though. I wish I could forget about the way my face looks

but people stare and make comments, especially people who knew me pre rosacea.

So yes there is too much emphasis on looks but that's the way society is and

noone is ggoing to let you forget it.

The pain that accompanies the more advanced stages of rosacea is really pretty

horrid too. The constant burning and itching don't help you to forget that you

are walking around presenting a inflammed, sore face, swollen, puffy,

dehydrated, oily, pimply, red gritty eyed face to the world.

So yes I agree, people are more than the outer shell, but it takes a very

strong character to not have their confidence effected by facial disfigurement

and facial pain. I think people in the early stages are fearful of letting it

develop - and with good reason, and those of us who are at the advanced are

willing to try most things to perhaps help alleviate some of the symptoms.

As I mentionned before I respect your comments and I know I would probably

think similarly to you if my rosacea was just mild.

Take care

B

" Princess (Studio Reflections) " princess@...> wrote:

Sometimes I really think too much emphasis is put on looks... granted my

face is not to bad right now, but that doesn't mean I'm not sympathetic to

others; however, if you want to avoid an increased heart-rate, does that

mean we all have to give up sex too? I mean really, I can't see giving up

an entire lifestyle or complete change of diet because of a red face. Why

is this world so looks-conscious? Doesn't anyone ever ascribe to the old

addage about books? You go into a bookstore... you see a beautifully bound

leather book with gold-edged pages and start flipping through the pages...

you are very disappointed with the content of such a beautiful book and

decide to put it back on the shelf and keep looking. You come across

another book, but this one is a paperback cover, nothing about the

appearance of it is too attractive but maybe the name caught your attention

or something. You start flipping through the pages and find the contents

quite fascinating, very interesting, and you find yourself walking to the

cash register to buy it... doesn't that say something about real life?

Remember the old expression about you can't judge a book by its cover? I've

lived my whole life under that philospopy and it works. Maybe alot of you

on this list should think about that...

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> It almost seems to be an impossible dilemma because by definition a

> lot of cardiovascular exercise requires that you get your heart rate

> beyond a certain point -- and of course us rosaceans start to flush

> whenever our heart rate goes above normal. I guess I'll give up

> exercise altogether if it really helps, but obviously I'd rather not.

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