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Should I work this weekend? 2nd degree sunburn! help ASAP plz!?


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Post On: 2008-08-21 05:59:52

 Should I work this weekend? 2nd degree sunburn! help ASAP plz!?
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Last Sat (4 life ago) I was at the beach for 10 hours, and even though I place sunscreen on at small 3 times, I managed to intend 1st honor burns on my grappling and bunk body, and 2nd honor burns on my shoulders and outer pecs/chest. (1"w x 7"t, on both sides) I was applying Aloecain Sunday & Monday, and weekday I applied Seabreez and Nivea Cream to moisturize it and prevent it from peeling. However, by weekday night it was peeling like crazy and I gave up on the war, and just let it dry out. I went to my Kickboxing and Grappling classes, and unfortunately the blisters on my left shoulder were torn soured while fighting, exposing the second burned place of skin. Due to the turn of sweating and such, I figured it was in a aggregation of danger of effort infected, so after lifting weights for a half hour I took a shower. Just the modify liquid stung like ... well, you intend the idea. So I place Neosporine on the open wounds (where I tore the blisters off), and covered them with Gauze, and slept for 12 hours (on-and-off =). I am today act a clean white T-shirt over them, and am wondering if I should place more Neosporine on them or what? My kinsfolk refuses to take me to Urgent Care, because it doesn't seem that severe, and I do not hit Medical Insurance. Now my someone has invited me to Six Flags on Friday, I'm questionable to be doing MMA training & Ice Hockey practice, and Sat-Sun I'm questionable to be working, which includes existence in the solarise for 6 hours both days. I suppose I module hit to equilibrate them all, unless my blisters heal up before then. But I need to call my boss today and tell him if I'm available to work or not!?
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 Post On: 2008-08-21 06:24:43
User: Eileen E
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First: Despite how such sunscreen you put on, decade hours is ease artefact too daylong to be discover in the sun, especially decade consecutive hours. Second: As a lateral note, when you have sunburn there's no artefact to stop it from peeling. The skin is damaged or dead and you should let it fall off as soon as possible to intend all the peeling recreation over with. Third: Try putting first aid cream on your blisters/bad burns and wrapping them again. The Neosporin will prevent incident a lowercase better, but it doesn't help dry it out, which slows healing for burns, blisters and sores. Fourth: About your schedule, if there is no artefact to hold an umbrella over your head 24/7 you should avoid going discover on sunny life - so you should only go to work or Six Flags if you undergo it's going to be cloudy. I don't undergo what MMA is but if it's outside, same schmeel as Six Flags. If it's inside like your hockey practice, the practice will be agonized but it can't alteration your skin anymore (unless you have blisters on any of your joints). If your not up for a agonized practice - something where you belike won't intend such more practice discover of anything but endurance - I'd recommend skipping those too. When it comes to your being able to heal, every person and thing you cancel on should understand. Remember: avoid staying discover in the solarise for so long. Sunscreen is a mild protectant not a shield.
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 Post On: 2008-08-21 06:28:14
User: Loopy-Lou
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hey, i had 1st degree sunburn when i was in australia (swimming in the sea forgetting to put on cream) and i found that the best thing to do was to use an aloe vera gel. its cooling and helps the wound heal. you dont say what you do work owlish but i dont see any reason not to go. its your call though - if it will be too painful dont go. hope it heals soon xxx
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 Post On: 2008-08-21 11:46:15
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Good grief! Did you add chicken soup to your ointments? I see it's beatific for everything. You hit to set your priorities. What is more essential to you? Six Flags (fun, yes, but worth the extra burn?) Your job? (It could pay for real medicine to assist any itching and burning.) How do you figure that they are first and second honor burns. I hope you hit compared yours to a photo in a reliable medical book. Your parents might requirement to see that. If you go discover any more until these heal, a new defect on new skin would REALLY be damaging. They are not going to go away over night. Could you ask for a temporary in-door reassignment? You seem to be nervous about developing skin cancer in the future. That is something genuinely worth keeping an eye open. If you intend really burnt again, be if from the sun, scalding water, or fire, always, always, put ice (wrapped in a towel or something) on it. Leave soured the ointments and creams. Every time you apply something, you take a risk at effort it infected in areas. Remember the rules of fire? Fire only exists if it has all three of the following: Oxygen, heat, and fuel. Your skin was the fuel. You can't intend rid of the oxygen, but you CAN cool the Atlantic down with ice packs and cool towels. The faster you do that, the better the results. Unless you crapper be trusty you will be discover of the sun in the incoming some days, calling in displeased at impact and leaving discover the Six Flags trip, would do wonders. Good luck. If you crapper convince you parents to take you to the doctor, perhaps he/she could inflict something for the pain.
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 Post On: 2008-08-22 12:32:32
User: in or around the year 2027
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"But no seriously, if anything I'd say Jesus is coming around the assemblage 2027, if he ever comes that is..." Where did you intend this? You said this in an respond 3 months ago. I arrived at this before you were born, and I've tried to explain it only a few times to modify fewer people, and no one has ever really apprehended it. Why you, and ground now? Sorry bout the burn. My wife had sun intoxication at the age of 8 and they used what was famous as dirty medicine. They put her in a bath of tomatoes and rubbed sliced tomatoes over her burns. I think it helped, but not sure.
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