sunburned so badly................

[cwcollins]

I spent two days on the boat this weekend & now I am paying for it dearly - I am a lobster!

Saturday, I got some sun, not too much - Sunday - - it was overcast, and I got burnt to a crisp. yeah, yeah, I know the repercutions, but it sucks becuase now I can't work out, I can barley move, hardly walk..........pity, pity me please............sniff, sniff

[sundaygirl]

Oh i am sorry,
Sunburn kills, I try and stay away from the sun, although i have never burnt since childhood.
Have you got some calomine lotion? ( dont know if its called that in the states mind?) that helps a lot, I used to use it on the children if they caught to much sun and generally it would have taken the burning down by the next day.

I always used to find they would catch the sun if it didnt seem to warm.



sunday

[Hawkwind]

Ouch! I know how painful that can be. I use clear aloe gel when I get that burned.

[sweetthing]

aww.. I feel so sorry for you. I know how it feels to be burnt badly happens to me every year.. you think I would learn eh!! lol!! I usually use this Ice gel for sunburns it helps quite a bit. It's a pain to even touch your skin but it will help.

[hathy477]

as a pasty irishman i kno what a bad burn is like...i got the WORST burn of my life last summer on a cloudy day at the beach and it made the little training i used to do back then very painful...cold showers, aloe and motrin helped me out

[meera]

That sounds OUCH! Like Hawkwind recommended, aloe vera gel is very cooling and soothing. Also may be camomile.

Best wishes to you.

[cwcollins]

thanks everyone! i'm alittle better today, atleast I can touch myself (HEY!, get your minds out of the gutter boys!) & I can workout tonight!

[Taekwondo Guy]

i use vit-E cream on sunburn...

be careful in future lol, i think we all have had bad sunburn

[hathy477]

[quote=cwcollins] (HEY!, get your minds out of the gutter boys!)


too late

[CubanChick]

i heard vinegar is good too... please use protection. If thats you in the avatar, you seem to be fair skinned and you need to protect yourself. I am Olive skinned and although I get pretty dark, I can burn a little too!!

Skin cancer it kills!!!

[narcsarge]

I grew up at the pool. I was a lifequard until my 20's. I lived in MD and I usually had one mild burn every year. Now, I live in SW Florida and I never go out in the sun with less then 30 SPF, a had, and sunglasses. I burned my left arm and shoulder down here on a road trip to Daytona beach way back in '82. I spent 3 days on the beach with my left arm and shoulder under a towel it was burnt so bad. So sorry for your misfortune!

[Caferacer]

Next time you get burnt, as soon as you get out of the sun take 400-900mg of regular aspirin. It stops the capillaries in the skin from bursting all the way, which is what causes the redness in a sunburn, and helps it heal faster. I got burnt 2 days ago, downed 900mg at once, and it was gone in 2 days. My dad got burnt too, I told him to take some and it was gone the next day.

That, plus a good base tan helps :P

EDIT: By the way, post pics so I can properly evaluate the burn. In a bikini. Holding a piece of paper with your phone number on it.

[cwcollins]

Originally Posted by Caferacer

Next time you get burnt, as soon as you get out of the sun take 400-900mg of regular aspirin. It stops the capillaries in the skin from bursting all the way, which is what causes the redness in a sunburn, and helps it heal faster. I got burnt 2 days ago, downed 900mg at once, and it was gone in 2 days. My dad got burnt too, I told him to take some and it was gone the next day.

That, plus a good base tan helps :P

EDIT: By the way, post pics so I can properly evaluate the burn. In a bikini. Holding a piece of paper with your phone number on it.

I did soak in a vinegar bath, that does help & thanks for the advise on the asprin, I'll do that.

I do wear protection, just didn't on Sunday - you know the boat, overcast, had a few drinks - yep, I know better! I do tan, it just takes a bit & yes, that's me in the photo on Saturday, on my boat - pre burn...............

[narcsarge]

Originally Posted by cwcollins

I did soak in a vinegar bath, that does help & thanks for the advise on the asprin, I'll do that.

I do wear protection, just didn't on Sunday - you know the boat, overcast, had a few drinks - yep, I know better! I do tan, it just takes a bit & yes, that's me in the photo on Saturday, on my boat - pre burn...............

Overcast is the worst day to go "unprotected". The light cloud cover just allows the harmful burning rays to get through. I keep the aloe in the fridge all the time so when/if I have to use it, it is nice and cold.

[TRAZ]

Originally Posted by narcsarge

Overcast is the worst day to go "unprotected". The light cloud cover just allows the harmful burning rays to get through. I keep the aloe in the fridge all the time so when/if I have to use it, it is nice and cold.

Same here...That stuff feels like liquid nitrogen when you put is on a sunburn...In a good way!

[dannyboy9]

I have an aloe plant in my back yard so whenever I've gotten sunburnt I just went outside and taken one of the leaves or whatever you call them and cut them open in half and just scraped off the aloe vera gel inside it and had someone put it on me.

It's so cold but it's so relieving...

just makes me want to just

PUT IT ON THERE! lol

[narcsarge]

Originally Posted by TRAZ

Same here...That stuff feels like liquid nitrogen when you put is on a sunburn...In a good way!

Traz, I find that is soothes a mild burn and with the a/c kicking in the house, heavenly. I take 2 Advil, hit the fan on low so I get some circulation over the affected area and I am out like a light. Oh yea, I drink like a fish. An ER Tech told me that drinking when you have a sunburn really helps. I am not sure why but OK.

[TRAZ]

Originally Posted by narcsarge

Traz, I find that is soothes a mild burn and with the a/c kicking in the house, heavenly. I take 2 Advil, hit the fan on low so I get some circulation over the affected area and I am out like a light. Oh yea, I drink like a fish. An ER Tech told me that drinking when you have a sunburn really helps. I am not sure why but OK.

I can't afford to get sunburned right now! I can't take anti-inflammatory medications while on X-Factor...Also, I am sure the inflammation from the actual burn would be worse as even the smallest insect bite or acne spot gets incredibly red and inflamed while on this stuff!

[cwcollins]

I have gone from sunburned to sick - I feel like poo - what's up with that? I want to work out, but my head is throbbing, I can't stop sneezing & coughing - this is for the birds!