My husband went to the dermatologist last week and had 3 suspicious moles removed from his back. Since then, I’ve been “nursing” him back to health. The first few days, I had to wash his back so he wouldn’t injure the spots. And of course, my duties included putting on fresh band-aids twice a day, as well as the antibacterial cream the doctor recommended. We took it one step further and bought a tube of StaphAseptic at the drug store to apply it as well. After blogging about this product, I knew that I wanted to give it a try. We bought a small tube and I’ve been applying it daily. The product is designed to kill MRSA skin infections and bacteria before they can cause a problem. It also has a pain reliever, which is a huge plus when you have 3 gaping wounds on your back. (I’m not sure why antibiotic creams don’t do the same thing – if you’ve got a cut or scrape, a pain reliever in the cream is a good thing!)

The StaphAspetic went on easily – no mess, and I covered everything with band-aids. Jim’s back is healing up nicely and he doesn’t even feel anything back there. He’s not completely healed up yet, but we know he won’t be getting any skin infections!

So far, I’ve been on this antibiotic for my skin for a week…and I’m not impressed. I realize I have to take it to get to the Accutane, which I know will work, but I feel like I’m wasting a month of my time. I should have gone back to my other doctor – if I had, because I’d already been through all of this with her, I probably would have been able to go right back on Accutane. Too bad she’s over an hour away – a bit too far for monthly visits.

I’m biding my time til my next appointment on the 28th of this month.

I went to the dermatologist this morning for an appointment. It’s been about 4 years since I’ve seen one, and I went to a new doctor this time since we’ve moved. The reason? Let’s see…I’m 30, I have grey hair, but my face still breaks out. And it annoys me to no end! I was on Accutane in 2003 and it worked beautifully, but for now, I’m going to try a new oral antibiotic to see if I can get things to shape up over the next 4 weeks. If I don’t see results, well, I’ll be taking the Accutane plunge once again.