Well guys, I finally did it. I went and saw a dermatologist about my rosacea. I've been suffering for a little over a year now. It began when I was pregnant with my youngest and soon it spread to envelope my entire face. My eyes are red rimmed and I look like a prepubescent teenager that never showers, but manages to find time to smoke a lot of crack. It's a good look - really it is.
I'm so sick of being red and bumpy with red-rimmed eyes all the time. I made an appointment in September to see the dermatologist and my appointment just came up (thanks, universal healthcare... that should have been my sarcasm font, if you didn't catch that). Thankfully, she was really nice.
Unfortunately, there's not a lot of things I can use because I'm still nursing my 8-month old. The dermatologist did tell me about 1 product that's "probably safe", but relatively untested in nursing mothers. It's called Finacea.
Now, Finacea is considered class B in the 2nd and 3rd term of pregnancy, with no ill effects on the developing baby, so I figured it's probably pretty safe for nursing. I said to go ahead and send the Rx over.
With my insurance, it would be a $30 copay to get it. That was pretty steep because I'm not used to spending that kind of money on facial care products. Maybe that's why my rosacea is so bad? Who knows. I went over to the manufacturer's website for reviews to see how it worked before I spent that kind of money and I wound up finding a coupon good for $30 off your first 4 prescriptions! With the coupon, my cost is $0!
So now I get to try Finacea for free for up to 4 months. I'll know by then if it's working or not, so for me it's a win all around. If it works, great and if it doesn't work, I'm not out anything.
I've used it twice now. Once last night and once this morning. After the very first application my pores shrunk and my skin was noticeably smoother. I'm not exaggerating, my husband noticed it too. My face was so rough that the change was easily detected.
I'm going to keep using the Finacea and report back periodically with my progress.
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