Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Acne papules after HCG

Weight: 132.4 lbs

LIW: 130.6
LIW Difference: 1.8

Damn Cosco for carrying a family size bag of Terra Sweet Potato Chips. But they're vegetables, they must be good for you! ;) I ate one family size bag in a 24 hour period. I gained two pounds that night. I've been able to successfully do modified correction days to come down to the 2 pound LIW weight.

Nothing eventful had happened so I hadn't written. These are the last few weights since December 11th:

133.2
133
132.0
131.8
132.4
133.4
133.4
132.8
131.2
131.6
133.4
132.4

Pretty steady. It's roller derby off season so I'm not surprised I'm not closer to the 130.6 from my LIW. I've been making some crappy food decision also. Like eating a whole family size bag of sweet potato chips. I also can't stay away from dairy products and that makes a huge difference in my amount of water retention. If I could commit to being 100 % dairy free it would be much easier. My correction days have not been bad though. I really am not complaining and feel very grateful that I haven't gained more. I don't do steak days because I can't stand being hungry until dinner time. I just make sure I do Phase 3 days to bring down the weight.

My hair is still growing back from the HCG rounds. It looks so odd. Since my hair is curly I look like I have horns since the hair isn't long enough to pull back. It's only about 3 inches long. I also have gotten acne. But it's not "regular" acne, it's sort of bumps under the skin that never fully surface, papules. Has anyone had acne problems after HCG rounds and how did you fight it?

3 comments:

  1. Hey!
    I searched "hair growth after hcg" and found your blog. Im glad it is growing back. If you dont mind me asking, How long did the shedding last and when did it start growing back? I've done one round of hcg and a half round..lost a total of about 30 lbs and have too experienced massive hair shedding. been going on for about three weeks. I am taking massive Biotin and multi vitamins...just wondering how your experience was?
    As for the acne, i HAVE it now. Its definitely unlike any acne ive had before. These pimples are bigger and purple... I'm actually using AcneFree system (20 bucks at any target) and its helped out a lot..took about 3 days to see a difference.

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  2. Thank you David so much for your kind comment. I'm glad it helps. I'm sorry I hadn't noticed it earlier but I wanted to make sure and post a response even if late! :)

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  3. Carla I also had to resort to an acne treatment. I went to my doctor and get a prescription for a topical cream, clindamycin phosphate and benzoyl peroxide gel, 1%/ 5%. My hair still falls out but usually after the p2 now. I takes a couple of months (2-3 months, maybe a little more) to stabilize. The amount was enough to clog the drain every week. Chunks will come out in my hand. When it starts growing back it's more noticable that I had lost it because I have hair growth at different stages. I'm lucky enough to have curly hair and a lot of it so it wasn't a huge problem in the long run.

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