A Day of Aggresive Treatment w/ the Dermatologist - 2nd Month's Visit

Hello All- Well, yesterday was quite an eventful day. My son had his 2nd month check up with the dermatologist. His blood test looked ok, however he is going to have to watch his cholesterol. It's gone up from 159 to 205 (the start of a borderline risk factor). All his other levels looked real good. After waiting 45minutes to get in, his dermatologist walked in and asked him how he was doing. My son replied "Fine, except I don't think the accutane is working". She looked at the larger cysts on his cheeks, forehead, top of his nose and behind his ear, and asked if he wanted some steriod injections that it would start healing the larger cysts faster. My son asked if it would hurt, and she replied, "Yes". My son looked at me for approval, and I gave him the look that it's his call.( I knew from prior readings of journals & my support group that this is normal practice for those severe acne patients that need a more aggressive approach, I just never expected my son to be one of them). My son turned around and said "Go for it". I stood up and watched holding his hand and just wanted to cry. I could see the pain as he covered it up with a fake laugh here and there. 6 injections later and tears rolling down his eyes he said, " It feels like my cysts are moving around". I smiled and said, "It's probably the medication fighting with the puss". His dermatologist also put him on 10mg/day of prednisone for 10 days, and kept him at 60mg of accutane this month. I asked his dermatologist about my son's dry scalp. She prescribed "Derma-Smoothe/FS". He's to rub it into his damp hair before bedtime and ware a shower cap over it, them wash it out the next morning with non-medicated shampoo. My son said he liked the idea of waring a shower cap to bed. That way he can keep his hair off his face. (Before the acne, my son never would have been caught dead in a shower cap). My guess is he figures the oils in his hair are causing the new breakouts on his forehead and behind his ears. The things their willing to tolerate to look beautiful. After making the next 30 day appointment, and this time making sure it was less than 30 days, I wasn't going to make the mistake of assuming this time (see prior post). We left for Target to go get the prescription filled. Target didn't have any in stock. I almost yelled. I explained that I called 7 days ago and expressed my concern that my son was out of medication. You knew he would be on accutane for the next 5 months. I don't understand why you don't have any in stock for my son. They said it's too expensive to carry in stock, and could order it. I told him a once more, MY SON HAS BEEN OFF ACCUTANE FOR 5 DAYS NOW. I am not letting him go without any longer. Can you call around and please find someone that might have it in stock? So the poor kid did, and found a Savon's close by. I let him know I was very thankful & off to Savon's we went. Stuck in traffic........carnival happening.......roads blocked.......turn around......park a 1/2 mile away from Savon's.......hike to Savon's.......prescription's filled.....smile on my son's face......off to home we go. 28 days left, and we get to do it all over again. The pains of being a parent. But, my son's happiness and security is worth it! Good Day, juliann