new member, weird questions

[Guest guest]

Hi all!

I'm a 32 year old woman in around stage two (on that four-stage

rosacea scale). I don't seem to have any ocular involvement yet...

but I'm also tremendously near-sighted, and had been planning to have

that radial keratotomy operation to improve my vision. Given that

sometimes there's cornea involvement, should I hold off on the r.k.?

Also, I live and work in Romania... came here as a Peace Corps

volunteer and fell in love with the country. Uhhhh, can anyone

suggest European products for rosacea treatment? Some of the

products you discuss can't be found here.

I've never worn makeup and only began using moisturizer in the past

few years... what happens to your face if you say " Scr-w it! " and

just go back to soap and water? I'm really tempted. So far the only

part of this rosacea that bothers me is the burning feeling -- I

don't really care how I look. (Then again I may well change my mind

when people start openly staring, right?)

Thanks,

Jay

(yeah, Jay. Nice frilly feminine middle name though)