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Can rosacea be considered as a disability?

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Anthro
Anthro

Dear All,

I am suffering from Rosacea since last year around Christmas time when I had a very bad flare up, it was the first I experienced. At that time I didn't know that I suffer from this condition and after running from one doctor/hospital to the next and being wrongly diagnosed and treated, I finally diagnosed the condition myself and the doctors simply agreed with my self-diagnosis.

Since until now I cannot use make up (almost a year waiting time for a allergy test on NHS) and therefore I am very self-conscious and when I had my initial flare up I felt like a disabled person, disabled by the society through comments such as: Why don't you cover up your spots? You must be very hot? Do you have a sunburn in winter? and most painful: please use make-up, to look at you is just too painful for me. So after a while I lost all my self-confidence and avoided to go out, even missed some of my lectures in fear of peoples reaction.

I am now doing an assignment on exactly this topic: stigmatisation, self-stigmatisation and the social construction of disability. And why not doing it on a topic I am painfully familiar with?

I would really appreciate it if you can share your experience with me, so that I can gather in-depth personal accounts for my assignment.

Thank you very much in advance for your participation.

Best wishes,

Michelle

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  • semmsdcl6
    semmsdcl6 Anthro

    Posted

    you can take minocycline antibiotics long term for rosacea. I have been on them for a number of years. Ialso use doublebase shower gel for washing. I use doublebase cream and sunscreen cream everyday.
  • semmsdcl6
    semmsdcl6 Anthro

    Posted

    yes you can take them long term. i also use doublebase cream and sunscreen every day. i still had flare ups. in may i was put on thyroid tablets for an under active thyroid. the improvement in my skin has been amazing. i still use the creams but my face is looking great
  • sophiaann71
    sophiaann71 Anthro

    Posted

    I have learn about Rosacea that many things can cause to react, yes i have taken medinice still taking but it flare up agin this time worst, I did a little drinking & execrise cause to react. I am very scare to execrise this is very embrass I work & am round so many peopleI feel my face is cake when i put on makeup just to hide he redness. I hope they find a cure soon it is embrassing to go out in public & people look at you. I also learn to mt down with cucumbers & green tea.
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