High Dollar Face

My stinking face is costing me money again. Today it cost me 100 bucks. So, while I may not look like a million bucks after this round of treatment, I had better at least look like a hundred bucks.
Acne. It's the story of my life, and an expensive one at that. I've fought it since junior high with a few seasons of success. Last September I completed a course of Accutane. It's some tough stuff-it really took its toll on my vision and caused a bit of hair loss. But it was actually rather easy on my pocket book at a mere $10 month for the generic drug. So, nearly a year later, here I am with an angry looking zit colony on my chin.
After the $20 copay, I go in to see the doctor. He prescribes a course of treatment that he refers to as "rescue mode". We're going to rescue my face I guess. The "tools" for this rescue are 4 different medications. I know it sounds like I must have a horribly afflicted face if I'm using so much medicine, but it's not that awful. At any given time I'll only be using 3 medicines: pop one pill, smear one medication on in the morning, smear on another at night. Anyhow, these rescue tools left my budget in S.O.S.
Needless to say, August is not turning out to be a banner month for dumping debt. Not because we're blowing money, but because work hours for my spouse have been average in a month that's usually very busy. Nonetheless, it was satisfying to me today to see that thousand digit drop from 11 to 10.
Now if I can just keep Murphy away from my face and other aspects of my life, I'll be doing well.