Guest guest Posted March 27, 2002 Report Share Posted March 27, 2002 Everyone I have seen both on the cea group, and people w/out cea on the Seb Derm group, have said Protopic causes them a substantial amount of pain. I would bet money that the pain is being caused by the Protopic. Also, just so you know, Its probably wise to get off the Protopic at least a few days before each treatment, because Protopic and Intense Pulsed Light Therapy are contra-indicated. With Photoderm, Its not uncommon for me to start flushing unusually much a few weeks after treatment. The worst example of this for me was after treatment #3. The nurse treating me told me this is relatively common. She has no explanation for it, but she says it happens, and it should go away by the end of treatments. People on this board have often described Photoderm as a roller coaster ride. Sometimes you see rapid almost too-good-to-be-true improvement.. and then you suddenly have to start climbing the hills again when the flushing comes back for no reason. With only three treatments left to go, I think (Although I can't say for sure, after all this is just my uninformed opinion) that you should probably finish with the rest of therapy, and wait six weeks after your final treatment before making a verdict. The one thing I am looking forward to, is I have heard, that after your final treatment, you will continue to see improvement for up to 3 months after the treatment... and its really only the last half of the treatments that really go after the flushing... The first few are only for the superficial stuff... With treatment #5 you've probably only gone after the deeper vessels once or twice, so it makes sense that a large percentage of your flushing is still in tact. I'd give it a chance. Although it does sound like your Photoderm doc is pretty unhelpful Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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