acne conglobata

well, my story is, at the start of last summer, i was livin life and enjoyin every second of it. until one morning i woke up with acne conglobata. for the people who do now know about this infection, its easier to go g0og1e it..go to images..then type "acne conglobata" HAHA....its pretty severe and nasty..for the most part...lets just say after that day i spent the rest of my summer in my room, lights off 24/7(couldnt look at my own face) and just watch TV, used comp, smoked, and was depressed like a mofo...i got put of celexa later that summer as well as accutane..(the highest dose 40mgx2 a day)...bcuz of not being around "people" for so long..when i went back to school i HATED it..and i had LONG hair to cover up as best as i could...but now its summer once again....all the big pimples and cystic bumps are all flatened and gone..just alot of red scars all over my forehead and such..looks not too good..but i hated the hair bcuz its so annoying trying to hide this from everyone all day...i feel such anxiety at times bcuz i just want em to know but NOT care...lol...so today i an thinking about cuttng ALOT of my hair so i cant cover up even if i wanted to..haha...i just need ur feed back ....do u think they will make fun of my cuz my face has scars n stuff...or not hang out w/ me no more?... :/ my situation sucks right now...so help me out plz T__T..

PS: the conglobata started w/ one big cystic cyst about the size of a quarter and was puffed out about 1cm..lol..and then day by day my forehead was taken over and a lil of my temple area and side burn area...oh..and one more think...haha..wen i get stoned w/ my friends i cant do it just CHILLIN and layin around stoned cuz i try so hard to keep my hair from moving around so it wont reveal the scars....man....yea..haha..

its probably 10 xs worse looking to you than anyone else..what can you do about it...nothing, its you...oh well

haha yea...thats what my mom continues to tell me...but after a few months of sittin alone thinkin about it, stressin about it, and not wanting to but hopelessly just staring at it....has got my mind into a fuck,...siorry

hey man, heres how you should look at it. if anybody makes fun of you for it, or has a problem with it, then FUCK them because theyre not worth being around anyways. who gives a fuck what those losers think cuz your better than them and the only people worth being around are the people who respect you for who you are.

thanks for your imput Night ^0^ now im feelin more like cuttin the hair hehe...so far my decesion isnt made but like..im 70% for it right now bcuz of all the bs ive put MYSELF through bcuz of what i thought...but 30% thnkin i might regret it or soemthin and not come out all summer again...LOL..dam...but by the end of tooday ill tell ya if i got the cut or what! ahha plz give me more feedbad and motivation! ^-^ thanks fellow stoners!

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Originally Posted by NightProwler

hey man, heres how you should look at it. if anybody makes fun of you for it, or has a problem with it, then FUCK them because theyre not worth being around anyways. who gives a fuck what those losers think cuz your better than them and the only people worth being around are the people who respect you for who you are.

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Agreed. This is where you learn who your true friends are. Be yourself man. Enjoy high school times. Your friends will stick with you.

hehe thanks billionfold ^-^ yea my homies i kick it with are super stoners just as me so they prob woont care haha..maybe,..,LOL..ahh the clippers are gona happen in 1 hour eeeek! lol lets settle my eager yet...terrifying wait....T___T...

yea sig i totally agree with ya..sadly ive wasted a year of high school...didnt get to live the highschool dream yet..whatever that may be lol..hope this cut will make me stronger over the next 3 months of summer so when i come back for highschool it aint gona be shiiiiiit XD

PS : *sparks bong* :rasta: :rasta: :rasta: ahhh..love that aroma...in my mouth, throat, and nasil :P

As your doctor I prescribe a hearty dose of Ham on Rye, by Charles Bukowski (the greatest American poet ever).

He had acne vulgaris as a teen and all the docs could do is drill each cyst/boil.
Wasn't any accutane back then.

The dude survived it and the scars gave his face character.

I feel for you, lil bro.
I didn't have acne half as bad but would get 1-3 boils once in awhile, usually on either side of my nose and it would look hideous. Found it hard to look in anyone's eyes because I didn't want to see them looking at my boils.

But you grow out of it...for the most part...I still occassionally get a facial boil but I know better than to touch it every 5 seconds to see if it's gotten bigger. And I don't scratch it either. I leave it alone and it mellows out on its own and goes away.

yup yup billionfold..its time for me to come outta my dam shell...wow..it amazes me how ive kept this to myself for the last year and a half and..i always thhought about how i could let 1 person know to see if he/she will accept it still..but never had the power to...but i come here to a bunch of people who have the same interst as me but ive never met..and it was that easy to get me that lil push to make me go through with it..dam..lol im high so i dun sound right;..lool iuno..but thanks anyways all! :):):):):)

PS: cut in 57mins and counting :stoned:

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Originally Posted by zip

well, my story is, at the start of last summer, i was livin life and enjoyin every second of it. until one morning i woke up with acne conglobata. for the people who do now know about this infection, its easier to go g0og1e it..go to images..then type "acne conglobata" HAHA....its pretty severe and nasty..for the most part...lets just say after that day i spent the rest of my summer in my room, lights off 24/7(couldnt look at my own face) and just watch TV, used comp, smoked, and was depressed like a mofo...i got put of celexa later that summer as well as accutane..(the highest dose 40mgx2 a day)...bcuz of not being around "people" for so long..when i went back to school i HATED it..and i had LONG hair to cover up as best as i could...but now its summer once again....all the big pimples and cystic bumps are all flatened and gone..just alot of red scars all over my forehead and such..looks not too good..but i hated the hair bcuz its so annoying trying to hide this from everyone all day...i feel such anxiety at times bcuz i just want em to know but NOT care...lol...so today i an thinking about cuttng ALOT of my hair so i cant cover up even if i wanted to..haha...i just need ur feed back ....do u think they will make fun of my cuz my face has scars n stuff...or not hang out w/ me no more?... :/ my situation sucks right now...so help me out plz T__T..

PS: the conglobata started w/ one big cystic cyst about the size of a quarter and was puffed out about 1cm..lol..and then day by day my forehead was taken over and a lil of my temple area and side burn area...oh..and one more think...haha..wen i get stoned w/ my friends i cant do it just CHILLIN and layin around stoned cuz i try so hard to keep my hair from moving around so it wont reveal the scars....man....yea..haha..

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I believe I have the same thing. I'm taking anti-biotics, putting on various medicated creams, wash myself constantly, and they still won't get off my back! I feel your pain.

didnt know that brother schenker! that is pretty koool...yea hm...maybe if im stoned 24/7 it wont bother me as much ;] jkjk ill try my best not to let it bother me sober as well haha

sucks doesnt it thcbongman? mine was on my face so it was hard enough just to wash my face..bcuz if i did it a lil too hard...it would rip or pop and alot annd i mean ALOT of pus and blood(i know, sick) would come out and that didnt bother me...what did though was the sharp pain it came with...and at nights when i slept...i would wake up with a poped one or damaged one...life was bad and hard 24 hours a day and 7 days a week

hey man, just cut your hair and dont even worry about it. smoke a joint and think about it until your pumped with confidence. theres no reason for anybody to give you shit unless therye completley worthless assholes, in which case you can laugh at them for being so ignorant about life. people like that are soooo fucking stupid, theyre insecure about themselves, so they need to find inferioritys on everybody else. besides, eveybodys got something to be shy about.
i used to have a lump of skin above my left eye but got it cut out last year.

theres alot of assholes out there,, and you've just gotta accept it.

Don't worry man, 9 times out of 10, you will grow out of them as you get older. I had a decent problem with it as a younger teen, and now that I'm nearing 20, it's hardly a problem. And trust me, I thought I would never get rid of them, so you're not alone. Stick in there and see a dr. if you haven't already so you can get the best meds out there.

One love!

thats sick, i wouldnt be able to leave the house if my face was like that..., so well done

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sucks doesnt it thcbongman? mine was on my face so it was hard enough just to wash my face..bcuz if i did it a lil too hard...it would rip or pop and alot annd i mean ALOT of pus and blood(i know, sick) would come out and that didnt bother me...what did though was the sharp pain it came with...and at nights when i slept...i would wake up with a poped one or damaged one...life was bad and hard 24 hours a day and 7 days a week

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Shaving must be a bitch..most of mine occurs on my back, but once a while, a one pops on my face and I don't even notice till I shave. That's when it scars badly. It sucks!

It pops when I lay down, sit in a chair, or do sit-ups. Sucks. Life is kinda challanging this way, especially when you are trying to get laid, and they see your naked back...

I hope your right plant, I never had pimples until I was 20, and I'm almost 23, and I don't see the light!

i got them early, but ive learned how to keep it from getting bad. i wash my face about 3 times a day, use soaps and creams, and i eat healthy. some people dont realize this, but junkfood is really bad for acne

Dude! Cut that hair. Do everything you can to clean it up. People will always stare but those people are dumb asses.

This board is great for outting your problems. Once I said I was a chronic masterbater. Heh heh. Anyway once I admitted it, I felt great and was able to leave myself alone. Haha.

Actually night prowler, my doc told me that food has little to do with acne problems. That's a common mistake a lot of people make. They think that all these oreos are going to make their face break out, when in reality those cookies will just give you a little flub in your stomach. It might play into it a tiny bit, but not too much. It has a lot more to do with stress levels and hormones. Some people just get it through either, and stress levels do have A LOT to do with it.

I've found that when I'm not stressed out, my face seems to clear up, and stay that way for the most part.

I feel you, I had some bad acne when I was a teenager.
Mine would brake out on my face, back and shoulders.
I grew out of it cleared up when I was 18. Its nothing to be embarrassed
about there is a lot of teenagers that are going thru the same
thing. As someone posted before it most likely looks worse to you
than others. Be your self and do not let your outward appearance hinder
your social life.

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This board is great for outting your problems. Once I said I was a chronic masterbater. Heh heh. Anyway once I admitted it, I felt great and was able to leave myself alone. Haha.

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Originally Posted by zip

well, my story is, at the start of last summer, i was livin life and enjoyin every second of it. until one morning i woke up with acne conglobata. for the people who do now know about this infection, its easier to go g0og1e it..go to images..then type "acne conglobata" HAHA....its pretty severe and nasty..for the most part...lets just say after that day i spent the rest of my summer in my room, lights off 24/7(couldnt look at my own face) and just watch TV, used comp, smoked, and was depressed like a mofo...i got put of celexa later that summer as well as accutane..(the highest dose 40mgx2 a day)...bcuz of not being around "people" for so long..when i went back to school i HATED it..and i had LONG hair to cover up as best as i could...but now its summer once again....all the big pimples and cystic bumps are all flatened and gone..just alot of red scars all over my forehead and such..looks not too good..but i hated the hair bcuz its so annoying trying to hide this from everyone all day...i feel such anxiety at times bcuz i just want em to know but NOT care...lol...so today i an thinking about cuttng ALOT of my hair so i cant cover up even if i wanted to..haha...i just need ur feed back ....do u think they will make fun of my cuz my face has scars n stuff...or not hang out w/ me no more?... :/ my situation sucks right now...so help me out plz T__T..

PS: the conglobata started w/ one big cystic cyst about the size of a quarter and was puffed out about 1cm..lol..and then day by day my forehead was taken over and a lil of my temple area and side burn area...oh..and one more think...haha..wen i get stoned w/ my friends i cant do it just CHILLIN and layin around stoned cuz i try so hard to keep my hair from moving around so it wont reveal the scars....man....yea..haha..

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Don't hide yourself honey. Plua the oils from your hair aren't helping any.
I wish that first summer, instead of hiding away, you'd have spent time in the sun. The sun is the best acne healer in the world. When I'd break out, I'd hit the heatlamp (in the winter) and I'd bake myself in the summer. The acne went away and I looked great! I do understand how serious your type of acne is. My cousin had your condition. Eventually, she grew out of it and had lazer surgery to help rid the scars.
Unfortunately for some people, especially boys, this acne can be brutal.

Thing is, just be you. Don't hide yourself. There is more to love about you then your acne problem. And guess what. Girls fall in love with boys with acne. We can actually see thru it.

Yeah, they say tanning can be so unhealthy for your skin, but it can actually be very beneficial for it, as well. Like anyone else has said about it, it won't completely make the problem go away, but I know it can help because my doctor told me so. Maybe not for acne conglobata but I know I have psoriasis and when I was little I had it so bad that I'd bleed through shirts and I'd have to stay home for a week or so at a time. We got lots of creams and stuff for it, but my doctor said one of the easiest ways of treating this was tanning. When you tan, the cells in your skin call melonocytes, i think, produce a the pigment melanin which protects the skin from the sun by making it darker. Melanin, he said, can also have some sort of regenerative properties allowing the skin to heal faster with limited exposure (ie, making sure you only tan long enough to not get any kind of burn) and it can dry out the surrounding area by telling the skin to stop producing so much oil to be secreted from your pores by adding layers to your skin.

I'm not saying tanning is some sort of panacea, but the general concensus nowadays is that tanning = t3h sexy, sooo...what you got to lose, mi mano?


Btw, don't worry about your scars, man. Around here, I guess a lot of people have acne conglobata, I know of at least 10 people I can think of right now. No one considers it a big deal, ya know? If you know the person, you really don't even see the acne or the scars, you just see the person.

The way I look at it, when I am talking to someone with scars or whatever from that, I don't care about what they look like, I'm just hanging out with them, ya know? I don't think about or stare at their acne because it ain't a big deal to me, so it shouldn't be to you. If I don't care about your acne, you shouldn't either. It happens, ya know? Don't be self-conscious about it, because once you start stressing out about it, you somehow wind up all alone. Be confident and don't give a FUCK about your problem, cuz no one else does either, I promise.

I have really horrible acne

I was the same way

I hated myself for a long time

but then I realized

in the end, you gotta do whats good for you

don't let society's ignorance hold you back from enjoying life

You will find plenty of people that will accept you and treasure you not from the outside, but from the inside where it counts the most

and for those who don't, FUCK THEM!!!

Karma's a bitch

a pms'ing bitch

We all know how cruel people are in the real world. If you get your hair cut you're going to have to accept some asshole comments. If you feel you can do that then go for it.

damn the people of cannabis.com are so supportive sometimes, alot of very understanding people here
:)
one of many things ive learned in highschool is that people are so worried about how they look they dont even notice theyre peers, popularity is a state of mind

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Originally Posted by yabatab

Be your self and do not let your outward appearance hinder
your social life.

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What about if you are a serial killer? Is that ok?