Re: breaking out!!

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Sher, my dear giraffe friend:-)

I have been breaking out like crazy too!!! Never has my skin been

this bad and yes, the worst part is right under my chin. Somehow

knowing that you have it too makes it seem better for me:-) Last week

I'd had enough of the pimple situation so marched into a Perricone

store (Perricone is some hot shot dermatologist over here on the east

coast and I gather on the west coast too). Anyway, I told them all

about the surgery and my pimple problem and they gave me a peptide

blend in powder that I have to take every morning on an empty stomach

mixed with lukewarm water. Apparently the blend helps to get the

anesthesia and steroids out of the system and helps your inner body

balance itself out. I've been taking it for about 5 days and I have

to say it does seem to be helping. The pimples are drying out and I

am getting less of them. The only downer about the peptide blend is

that it is quite pricey but at this point I am willing to spend a

little more to get back my old pimpless skin.

Oh and on the flavor of food, ditto! I pour salt all over my food. I

realized today that despite the fact that I thought I had regained

sensation in my palet, in fact it is completely numb. I thought that

since I could rub my tongue against it and feel it then that meant I

had sensation. Then today when I brushed my toothbrush against my

palet I couldn't feel a thing. Oh well, at least I have sensation in

my tongue. I think we'll get our taste buds back eventually.

And I will definitely keep on posting update photos of me from Italy,

maybe even one of the vineyard! How are you doing other than the

pimples and taste bud situation??

Sara

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Hi there

Thanks for the speedy reply---other than the side effects of this

lovely surgery, I must admit that I am pleasantly surprised by how

well am healing. Must be all the love of my friends and family and

of course my good health in general! I find I can go out more and

more now...actually did LOTS of things today~took the kids swiming

(although I have been told that we are not supposed to swim for 8-10

weeks), shopping for a few needed items, washed and hung laundry

(yawn) and scrubbed the inside of my poor, neglectd Honda~nobody

seems to care if it shines as much as I do (oh well)....spent some

time with my wonderful children and did some studying!

Now I must confess that I am a little confused...please straighten me

out before I make a fool of myself. Are there two SAra's here? At

first I thought Sararegina was the same person as Suzymania and then

I thought not and then I thought someone else was calling me giraffe

freind and now I am totally confused.....HELLLPPPPP!!hahahha

So it is the anesthetic and the steriods that are causing the

outbreaks. Hummm, interesting ,,,, well, I wasnt given steriods after

surgeru unless at some point I was and didnt realize it...as far as

the anesthetic I have been under before for a surgery or two and

never had this problem....I wonder how long the pimples last if you

jsut let them take their tole?

Now the taste buds---I have the same thing on the right side of my

mouth! can't feel my tooth brush...driving me kookoo...I must be

patient, must be patient, must be patient (oh well, this self talk is

not working..the truth of the matter is we don't have a damn

choice!!) wish I could find some vets on here that can reassure me

that they went through this and now they are once again enjoying the

wodnerful aromas and flavors of food!!!! So before I go, is this

suszymania that is going to Italy or sararegina or are you the same

person,,,,,,,,,heeh

Take care~ Sher

> Sher, my dear giraffe friend:-)

>

> I have been breaking out like crazy too!!! Never has my skin been

> this bad and yes, the worst part is right under my chin. Somehow

> knowing that you have it too makes it seem better for me:-) Last

week

> I'd had enough of the pimple situation so marched into a Perricone

> store (Perricone is some hot shot dermatologist over here on the

east

> coast and I gather on the west coast too). Anyway, I told them all

> about the surgery and my pimple problem and they gave me a peptide

> blend in powder that I have to take every morning on an empty

stomach

> mixed with lukewarm water. Apparently the blend helps to get the

> anesthesia and steroids out of the system and helps your inner body

> balance itself out. I've been taking it for about 5 days and I have

> to say it does seem to be helping. The pimples are drying out and I

> am getting less of them. The only downer about the peptide blend is

> that it is quite pricey but at this point I am willing to spend a

> little more to get back my old pimpless skin.

>

> Oh and on the flavor of food, ditto! I pour salt all over my food.

I

> realized today that despite the fact that I thought I had regained

> sensation in my palet, in fact it is completely numb. I thought

that

> since I could rub my tongue against it and feel it then that meant

I

> had sensation. Then today when I brushed my toothbrush against my

> palet I couldn't feel a thing. Oh well, at least I have sensation

in

> my tongue. I think we'll get our taste buds back eventually.

>

> And I will definitely keep on posting update photos of me from

Italy,

> maybe even one of the vineyard! How are you doing other than the

> pimples and taste bud situation??

>

> Sara

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Sher,

Oh yes, I know the pimples well....I'm almost 4 weeks post-op and

still get them! But....they are starting to become less and less as

the swelling goes down.

And the taste thing, I've been frustrated with that from the

beginning....I'm not sure if its the numbness that does it or if it

is the fact that we can't chew. I'm sure part of it is because we

can't chew...I read somewhere before that when your saliva mixes in

with your food, it turns on the tastebuds or something like that. I

had a bowl of Fruity Pebbles this morning, which I was looking

forward to, but it tasted so blah that I told my hubby he could have

the rest of the box. Eating is just not the same:-(. Although, it

does seem to be getting better. One thing I could taste, if you have

one around you, is a 's bacon and cheese baked potato...it was

yummy! (Although, I did add a bit of salt to that too) And KFC

mashed potatoes with gravy actually taste the same if not better to

me right now:-). I'm counting down the days till I can actually chew

again:-).

[Guest guest]

This isnt the first time I have heard KFC mashed potatoes & gravy

brough up---guess where I am going this week!! I will give s a

try to -- thanks for the tips!

Sher

> Sher,

>

> Oh yes, I know the pimples well....I'm almost 4 weeks post-op and

> still get them! But....they are starting to become less and less

as

> the swelling goes down.

>

> And the taste thing, I've been frustrated with that from the

> beginning....I'm not sure if its the numbness that does it or if it

> is the fact that we can't chew. I'm sure part of it is because we

> can't chew...I read somewhere before that when your saliva mixes in

> with your food, it turns on the tastebuds or something like that.

I

> had a bowl of Fruity Pebbles this morning, which I was looking

> forward to, but it tasted so blah that I told my hubby he could

have

> the rest of the box. Eating is just not the same:-(. Although, it

> does seem to be getting better. One thing I could taste, if you

have

> one around you, is a 's bacon and cheese baked potato...it was

> yummy! (Although, I did add a bit of salt to that too) And KFC

> mashed potatoes with gravy actually taste the same if not better to

> me right now:-). I'm counting down the days till I can actually

chew

> again:-).

>

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