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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 424446" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>You mentioned you lost your hair from chemo some time ago - how long ago? And did you have any radiation treatment as well? Because for the next couple of years at least, you need to avoid sunburn on the irradiated area.</p><p></p><p>Get back to the doctor. This is serious. But in the meantime, if you can find that gel made from ti-tree (aka melaleuca) it really will help. Also useful - cold chamomile tea, in a spray bottle. But I would avoid alcohol, avoid any more sun, avoid putting anything greasy on your skin and certainly avoid anything petroleum/mineral based. How are your eyes? I often find that if I have been out in the sun enough to get burned, my eyeballs have also been burned and feel very dry and sore.</p><p></p><p>It is really, really dangerous to get this badly burned. There are a lot of things that can go wrong, including dehydration to begin with. To wash - tepid baths, put some bicarb soda in them and some oatmeal (in a stocking or similar). Rosewater is good too. Avoid anything with alcohol on your skin, too, if you can.</p><p></p><p>I make up a spray bottle for summer use and also used it on my radiation burn when I had radiotherapy for breast cancer - the spray has cold chamomile tea and a few drops of ti-tree oil. I also (separately) get some fresh aloe vera leaf and carefully cut the gel out of it. Do not leave any colour in it at all. Apply the fresh clear gel to your burn. Add a spray from the bottle to help lubricate it.</p><p></p><p>But chances are - you are going to be too sore to apply much of anything, and if you ARE that sore - see a doctor. </p><p></p><p>I had a co-worker who got badly sunburnt. She also had lupus, should not have been out in the sun. She saw the GP who prescribed a cream for her (it contained picric acid - yellow stuff) but she was in so much pain that we couldn't put the cream on without her crying from the pain. The boss was also a doctor and took one look at her, then sent her off to the hospital. </p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 424446, member: 1991"] You mentioned you lost your hair from chemo some time ago - how long ago? And did you have any radiation treatment as well? Because for the next couple of years at least, you need to avoid sunburn on the irradiated area. Get back to the doctor. This is serious. But in the meantime, if you can find that gel made from ti-tree (aka melaleuca) it really will help. Also useful - cold chamomile tea, in a spray bottle. But I would avoid alcohol, avoid any more sun, avoid putting anything greasy on your skin and certainly avoid anything petroleum/mineral based. How are your eyes? I often find that if I have been out in the sun enough to get burned, my eyeballs have also been burned and feel very dry and sore. It is really, really dangerous to get this badly burned. There are a lot of things that can go wrong, including dehydration to begin with. To wash - tepid baths, put some bicarb soda in them and some oatmeal (in a stocking or similar). Rosewater is good too. Avoid anything with alcohol on your skin, too, if you can. I make up a spray bottle for summer use and also used it on my radiation burn when I had radiotherapy for breast cancer - the spray has cold chamomile tea and a few drops of ti-tree oil. I also (separately) get some fresh aloe vera leaf and carefully cut the gel out of it. Do not leave any colour in it at all. Apply the fresh clear gel to your burn. Add a spray from the bottle to help lubricate it. But chances are - you are going to be too sore to apply much of anything, and if you ARE that sore - see a doctor. I had a co-worker who got badly sunburnt. She also had lupus, should not have been out in the sun. She saw the GP who prescribed a cream for her (it contained picric acid - yellow stuff) but she was in so much pain that we couldn't put the cream on without her crying from the pain. The boss was also a doctor and took one look at her, then sent her off to the hospital. Marg [/QUOTE]
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