Originally posted by: csaddict
I was cutting trees down all day saturday and sunday. I put sunscreen on but I think I should have reapplied. I guss it doesn't work after 8 hours in the sun. It will be a good start toa suntan though. I need to burn before I get tan.
Originally posted by: rbloedow
Haha - you whimp.
When I lived in Panama, I fell asleep in a hammock on the beach. It was located under a Bahio, and at the time the sun wasn't on me. As the sun moved across the sky, my back was exposed to the sun for 5 hours. I had been out in the sun all afternoon, so my body was already burned. When I woke up, I literally looked like a lobster. That night I couldn't sleep because the pain was so bad, and the next day the skin on my back, chest, stomach, face, and calves bubbled up. My upper layer of skin was lifter about 1cm off of the rest of my skin, and filled up wiht a yellow liquid. I couldn't wear a shirt for 7 days, nor could I sleep laying down (had to sleep in a chair). I went to one my mothers friends, who was a military doctor, and he said that there was really nothign that could be done since I had waited 4 days until I saw him. I was covred in 2nd degree burns.
Then, one night as I was watching TV, my sister sliped and hit my back. THe skin ripped off, the yellow liquid draind out of my back, and it hurt like a mofo. The skin over the area where she hit me is now darkened/discolored, and the rest of my affected skin is covered in thousands of freckles. The next day I peeled all of the skin off - it was tough like leather, but didn't hurt. I had enough skin to cover a 3ft by 3ft. area.
Still think you've got it bad?
Oh, did I mention that I have to go to a skin specialist every 6 months so I can have my skin checked for any signs of skin cancer? Talk about fun!
Originally posted by: NokiaDude
PICS!Originally posted by: rbloedow Haha - you whimp. When I lived in Panama, I fell asleep in a hammock on the beach. It was located under a Bahio, and at the time the sun wasn't on me. As the sun moved across the sky, my back was exposed to the sun for 5 hours. I had been out in the sun all afternoon, so my body was already burned. When I woke up, I literally looked like a lobster. That night I couldn't sleep because the pain was so bad, and the next day the skin on my back, chest, stomach, face, and calves bubbled up. My upper layer of skin was lifter about 1cm off of the rest of my skin, and filled up wiht a yellow liquid. I couldn't wear a shirt for 7 days, nor could I sleep laying down (had to sleep in a chair). I went to one my mothers friends, who was a military doctor, and he said that there was really nothign that could be done since I had waited 4 days until I saw him. I was covred in 2nd degree burns. Then, one night as I was watching TV, my sister sliped and hit my back. THe skin ripped off, the yellow liquid draind out of my back, and it hurt like a mofo. The skin over the area where she hit me is now darkened/discolored, and the rest of my affected skin is covered in thousands of freckles. The next day I peeled all of the skin off - it was tough like leather, but didn't hurt. I had enough skin to cover a 3ft by 3ft. area. Still think you've got it bad? Oh, did I mention that I have to go to a skin specialist every 6 months so I can have my skin checked for any signs of skin cancer? Talk about fun!
Originally posted by: csaddict
I can relate to the blisters on a much smaller level. When I was younger I was in the water for about 7 hours. My sister and I both had huge blisters that were palm sized on our shoulders. They jiggled when we moved, it was pretty nasty. We had to sleep on our stomachs with our feet hanging off the bed. Doesn't really compare but I feel ya. That hurt like a mo fo and it was only on our shoulders.
Originally posted by: rbloedow
Haha - you whimp.
When I lived in Panama, I fell asleep in a hammock on the beach. It was located under a Bahio, and at the time the sun wasn't on me. As the sun moved across the sky, my back was exposed to the sun for 5 hours. I had been out in the sun all afternoon, so my body was already burned. When I woke up, I literally looked like a lobster. That night I couldn't sleep because the pain was so bad, and the next day the skin on my back, chest, stomach, face, and calves bubbled up. My upper layer of skin was lifter about 1cm off of the rest of my skin, and filled up wiht a yellow liquid. I couldn't wear a shirt for 7 days, nor could I sleep laying down (had to sleep in a chair). I went to one my mothers friends, who was a military doctor, and he said that there was really nothign that could be done since I had waited 4 days until I saw him. I was covred in 2nd degree burns.
Then, one night as I was watching TV, my sister sliped and hit my back. THe skin ripped off, the yellow liquid draind out of my back, and it hurt like a mofo. The skin over the area where she hit me is now darkened/discolored, and the rest of my affected skin is covered in thousands of freckles. The next day I peeled all of the skin off - it was tough like leather, but didn't hurt. I had enough skin to cover a 3ft by 3ft. area.
Still think you've got it bad?
Oh, did I mention that I have to go to a skin specialist every 6 months so I can have my skin checked for any signs of skin cancer? Talk about fun!
Originally posted by: astroz
Sunscreen is your friend.