Rosacea

I don't know if I have mentioned on here that I was diagnosed with rosacea over the summer. I went to the dermatologist to see what was going on with my face. My mother has it, and I tend to get everything that she gets, which she hates to hear. Anyway, I've been treating it since June. I have to wash my face every night and then put Microgel on on it. I've been doing this for a while and I am not getting any relief. It was okay for a while, but now that I'm working out for 40 minutes a day, it has been killing me. There are several ways to experience rosacea, and I have the painful one. My mom has the embarrassing form (pimples after 40), but my cheeks flush, turn really red, are dry and patchy and hurt. It feels like I constantly have real bad wind burn on my cheeks. It reminds me of my Chicago winters without a scarf, except that wind burn goes away. This doesn't. I am really sensitive to changing temperatures because of it, and that's probably made worse by my thyroid condition. Last night I was so hot and uncomfortable. As soon as my cheeks were flaring up and I was hot, I took my temperature. It was 99.2 which is nothing for most people, but that does mean mine was elevated. I get really low grade fever all the times just from being sensitive to heat. It's very strange. My face is just killing me right now (I know it's killing you, too, huh. Rim shot please). The worst thing is I don't think there's anything the doctor can do. I've read about much worse cases online, and some people are so sensitive that they can't leave their home because they always need to be in a room that is the exact right temperature for them. I don't think this will get worse, but I will need to ask my doctor about that in October when I go back.

In happier news I am wearing a skirt that I bought 3 months ago without trying it on. When I got it home, it was too small. Today I am wearing it and it is quite comfortable.