extreme sunburn....i cant walk
so i think i fell asleep in the sun yesterday at the beach i didnt notice i was burnt till i got home. My leg s were burning so much i didnt have aloe so i immediatly put moisturizer on my legs. it hurt so bad to put it on then a few hrs later i went - 77% more...
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Ah, something I forgot to add, which I started a little late in the process, was cooling. When time allows, dampen some wash rags and put them in a freezer for about 5 minutes, just enough to really give them a good chill. Then with your legs propped - 77% more... -
About 4 days ago we had started to get some sun and seen as I live in england we don't get the sun so much so I thought I'd make the most of it. I wore suntan lotion, but I was also stupid enough to put baby oil on my body. My chest and belly was bad - 85% more...
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Looks like it's sun poisoning. There's red bumps a few blisters and my ankle was swollen today.
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I'm glad I found this conversation. I'm nearly 24, male, and mostly fair skinned. I've been spending the past week in Palestine with my friend from university. I'm staying in Ramallah (thankfully he doesn't live in Jericho, because it's 10-20 degrees - 89% more...
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Wow! I've had many sunburns in my life, and have had some really bad ones. Usually I am the sunscreen queen. I had a basal cell carcinoma spot removed several years ago and am now nervous about skin cancer. On Tuesday I went to a water park, and was - 73% more...
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Liz19- I went to a stand up tanning bed, but I think its strength was stronger than I expected. I almost never burn and I was only in for about 6 minutes. Afterwards I was so burnt I felt like someone had beaten me .It was hard to sit, walk, anything - 49% more...
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I am so glad I am not the only one. Moderate burn on my legs, horrible pain when I stand, and edema even worse than when I was pregnant. I am on day 3. My doc is treating me with silvadene and monitoring the edema. This is scary.
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I was badly burnt two days ago and still feel the same pain , these comment have put me at ease as I have the same symptoms I thought only I had ! Purple bruised aching legs , bruised feeling skin that even the lightest of clothes feel too heavy for - 31% more...
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Hello again - , With the ever increasing number of posts I must again say, This is all proof of the damage mankind has done to the ozone layer. Sunburns to this extent were extremely rare when I was young. Now sun screen is practically a requirement - 18% more...
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Wow....so glad I found this but sorry you all are experiencing this! Last week my husband & toddler where vacationing in Destin FL. I laid out on the beach for about 3 1/2 hrs....didn't feel burned, but did use tanning oil. I used to be a regular - 85% more...
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tay_I am so glad I found this. I wenr to tanning bed for first time this yearon saturday..it is now tuesday. Tge girl at the counter sold me some lotion but Didnt tell me it had tingle in it. The label doesnt even say anything about it I usually burn - 81% more...
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A few more things I just remembered: a cool shower or bath cools off the skin and calms burning feeling (bonus is that ur hair will look amazing without the stripping effects of a hot shower). Avoid shaving for first few days or as long as possible, - 66% more...
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Barbie- soooo glad I found this! Got the worst burn of my life an experienced all of the above issues. I thought I seriously did something wrong for this to happen as I am 26 and been burnt many times. I was in tears thinking it was some rare skin co - 42% more...
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Laurenn-3 days ago I went to Venice beach and I mustve forgotten to put suncream on the back of my legs, when I got up to leave my mom pointed out that my lags were bright red but because it didn't Hurt at that point I just left it. But when I woke u - 76% more...
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Jennifer, May I ask what med your derm thinks made you more sun sensitive? Kathiess
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I just wanted to post an update. As I stated previously, I had to get up to go to a very active PT job the day after I was burned and then I did a 5k the following day. The pain seemed to mostly come after a period of sitting/not moving so it sounds - 71% more...
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Hello Jenn,, Im glad these sharing these experiences helped you understand the pain you were/are feeling. I am also glad I found these posts, just to clarify the pain caused by the sunburn which was unbearable, and that I was not the only one to have - 8% more...
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I'm so glad that you guys shared your experiences. I am a Florida native and I have been burned very badly in the past. I feel that this pales in comparison. Everywhere else that I was burned is like a typical sunburn except for my legs. I had my pan - 74% more...
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Kathiess here - don't know if my comment went thru. Have not posted in a while. Went to Mayo Clinic with this since mine has lasted 2 1/2 years.. They think a neurological problem has occurred and diagnosed "Hypersensitivity Symdrome" or ov - 57% more...
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I want to thank all of you for your responses and sharing. My legs are extremely swollen and I'm in terrible pain after being out in the sun yesterday for just a few hours. I can hardly walk or stand for very long. Every time my legs brush up against - 59% more...
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I feel for all of you people out there! It's been two months and a half for me and still redness is still there especially on my legs.. The pain is gone and whenever i have my legs elevated everything is fine but as soon as i stand on my feet for two - 68% more...
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after a week of pure h*ll, and god only knows how many bananas and cantaloupes (both very rich in potassium) the leg pain is gone although my burn is bruised (app. an inch out from the edge of the burn.) my advice is to walk and take it east, eat alo - 28% more...
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i have just got back from a holiday in spain and 2 days before i was due to come home,, i spent the day at the beach (around 4 hours). I felt sore from sunburn all on the back of my legs that night. the next morning when i got up i still felt sore bu - 66% more...
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The same thing happened to me, so like most people I've been endlessly searching for some sort of answer to it. My burns came from around five days ago, I was on holiday and laying on the beach as you do, had spf30 sun screen on, but the next opening - 80% more...
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