Re: Please, Poll. Pustules and diagnosis

May 4, 2002

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You may never get those rosacea bumps. Of my four living relatives I

have with rosacea, just one, a female cousin who has blonde hair and

green eyes, has bumps. She's had it for about ten years. Her sister,

who has an olive complexion like me, has had it for about five years

and has no bumps. The other two are over sixty and have had it since

I can remember. They look like they have a perpetual sunburn, but

they never had any bumps. I remember my great grandmother and her

son, my great uncle, who are both not living anymore, not only having

the permanent sunburned look, but loads of broken blood vessels and

horribly bloodshot eyes. Of course, they had no bumps. I don't know

how long they had there rosacea but I remember them from their 70s -

90s and they had it bad all during then.

Here's to hoping that the only bumps you get are goosebumps!

Matija

> Hi

> I am trying to see if there is some way to gauge how long it

generally takes to go from initial diagnosis to the appearance of

pimples. I know that there are many factors which can affect this but

if I could get a general idea. I am not looking to publish this in a

medical journal or anything adn I am not interested in the

possibility of statistical errors. Just wondering if the advancement

through the stages happens to everyone.

>

> I was diagnosed in 1989 or possibly 1990 and I still do not have

pimples.

>

> thnaks for your help is this possibly stupid idea but it keeps my

mind occupied.

>

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