Guest guest Posted March 13, 2002 Report Share Posted March 13, 2002 i am an 18 year old female that was recently diagnosed with rosacea. i'm still in the mild stage where sometimes my skin is perfectly normal,no redness at all, whereas other times it is pink and slightly itchy in certain spots. overall though,my skin is flakier. ive noticed slight pore englargement on my cheeks, and more sensitivity to hot lamps and the sun. also, it seems like being outside in the cold for only a few minutes causes my nose to turn red, and stay red for half an hour even after i've gone inside. after reading alot of this board, im almost postiive i have rosacea,and my derm suspects that i do as well. i've alwyas been a big blusher in uncomfortable situations, and i have the added problem of a bad digestive system (which i've heard is linked to rosacea) so it almost seems inevitable that i woudl end up with this condition... also i always have cold hands and feet,dont know whether this is related???...(i've read some posts above about Raynauds ,etc.) i was wondering whether anyoen else ever notices that they flush more easily at night? i've been wondering whether the flushing is related to certain foods im eating...a mild flush always seems to come easier at night, i used to think it twas because i was sitting under a hot lamp, but last night i was sitting in front of the computer and i started flushing MAJORLY ...this morning i was still a bit flushed ,and after a shower,my face looked blotchy and i noticed that i had 3 new little bumps on my cheeks (which previously were smooth),but not papule-bumps, they look more like tiny regular pimples. about an hour after my shower my face calmed down and is not barely pink, but this spontaneous flushign is really starting to worry me. also, yesterday i had acupuncture to try to help my stomach and digestion, and the acupuncturist also did a chinese style massage called tuina, and he started to massage my head and face a little,which worried me. of course i was flushed afterwards,but it went away after walking around outside in the nyc air for half an hour or so. since acupuncture is supposed to stimulate the circulatory system in general,i was wondering whehter that was what brought on the huge flush last night. the only other time it's been this bad is after i ran a mile about a month ago, was really flushed, and ended up breaking out the way i just did this morning. these " flush-induced pimples " also seem to take much longer to go away than regular pimples (a few of which i have on my forehead,which so far,does not seem to be affected by rosacea). well,guess i just wanted to vent. my parents are trying to help me understand this condition but it just seems like the worst possible time to get it.. during my freshman year of college. i hate how i'm so aware of how my skin looks now. i think my main concern presently is just to slow the deterioration and gradual redness...does everyone with rosacea end up in the papule stage? do some ppl just have teh occasional flushing and not permanent redness even after 20 years? im scared to think of how i will look then since i got rosacea so damn early... well ,if anyone has any tips or advice feel free to email me, thanks for giving me a place to vent my frustrations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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