Re: The hypochondriacs are feeding off each other

January 24, 2002

,

I didn't find your post offensive, and it did make me

laugh. But I think you were missing my point. MY

personal case of rosacea (signed, sealed, and

diagnosed by my derm) appeared as a result of a food

allergy. Once I got the allergy under control (which

has a fixed and measurable response that I was

outlining to someone who asked...), my skin improved

to the point of 95% perfect.

I do think rosacea is a recognized thing, although no

one seems to agree on what that thing is, especially

not derms.

I am absolutely convinced many, many people on this

site have allergies and have been misdiagnosed -- as I

was.

Many of them email me directly and describe symptoms

ranging from mild allergies to severe allergic

reactions. Some of them tell me things they don't post

here -- strange diets, letting their pets sleep in

their beds, etc. that could certainly cause an

allergic response that would reflect on their faces.

Please don't treat people who are willing to take

alternative routes to healing seriously -- like

dietary controls. It really doesn't seem that silly in

the face of accutane, a lifetime of antibiotics, and

letting people laser our faces for hundreds of

dollars!

Believe me, after years of great health, I though I

must be crazy when all of these weird symptoms showed

up at once. After being prescribed 5 drugs in a month,

imagine how relieved I was to realize that all I had

to do was change what I ate...

(Now I'll get 20 emails from people wanting to know

WHAT five drugs, if they worked, and if I know where

to buy them on the internet without a prescription!

)

Suzi

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January 24, 2002

Suzi,

Now you've really got me confused, damn... So, I might just have an

allergy to something... damn, now I could handle that. But, if it is an

allergy, then how do you explain the little itty bitty blood vessels on the

sides of my nose? I have dry skin, not overly dry, but dry enough. I have

an occassional pimple or so I thought that's what they were until the

dermotologist said otherwise. And, my cheeks can chin tend to glow pink at

times. Triggers? Well, only hot baths seem to make my face red, but isn't

that normal for anyone? *lost in confusion, thinking doctors are quacks

too*...

a

Re: The hypochondriacs are feeding off each other

> ,

>

> I didn't find your post offensive, and it did make me

> laugh. But I think you were missing my point. MY

> personal case of rosacea (signed, sealed, and

> diagnosed by my derm) appeared as a result of a food

> allergy. Once I got the allergy under control (which

> has a fixed and measurable response that I was

> outlining to someone who asked...), my skin improved

> to the point of 95% perfect.

>

> I do think rosacea is a recognized thing, although no

> one seems to agree on what that thing is, especially

> not derms.

>

> I am absolutely convinced many, many people on this

> site have allergies and have been misdiagnosed -- as I

> was.

>

> Many of them email me directly and describe symptoms

> ranging from mild allergies to severe allergic

> reactions. Some of them tell me things they don't post

> here -- strange diets, letting their pets sleep in

> their beds, etc. that could certainly cause an

> allergic response that would reflect on their faces.

>

> Please don't treat people who are willing to take

> alternative routes to healing seriously -- like

> dietary controls. It really doesn't seem that silly in

> the face of accutane, a lifetime of antibiotics, and

> letting people laser our faces for hundreds of

> dollars!

>

> Believe me, after years of great health, I though I

> must be crazy when all of these weird symptoms showed

> up at once. After being prescribed 5 drugs in a month,

> imagine how relieved I was to realize that all I had

> to do was change what I ate...

>

> (Now I'll get 20 emails from people wanting to know

> WHAT five drugs, if they worked, and if I know where

> to buy them on the internet without a prescription!

> )

>

> Suzi

>

> __________________________________________________

>

January 24, 2002