The Sun is Different!, page 2
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reply posted on 4-7-2009 @ 12:19 AM by Greenize
reply to post by ~Lucidity



I hadn't thought of that, but something is definetly unusual. I have a dark complextion anyway, thanks in part to my great grandmothers cherokee dna, and as I stated, this is the first time I have ever burned...


reply posted on 4-7-2009 @ 12:28 AM by Greenize
reply to post by paperplanes



No, I was alone. I sunbathe all the time and actually spend my lunch break at work sitting in the sun and I drive a convertible, so I am exposed to the sun all of the time. I had taken no meds or herbs. Also, there had been no chemicals put in the pool for a couple of days prior...


reply posted on 4-7-2009 @ 12:38 AM by paperplanes
Originally posted by Greenize
reply to
post by paperplanes



No, I was alone. I sunbathe all the time and actually spend my lunch break at work sitting in the sun and I drive a convertible, so I am exposed to the sun all of the time. I had taken no meds or herbs. Also, there had been no chemicals put in the pool for a couple of days prior...


Do I understand correctly that the sunburn affected only your torso/legs? I agree with Shamus--that may be key. I see that there were no new chemicals in the pool, but did you apply anything to your legs/torso before this happened--e.g. lotion, powder, fragrance? Was your lower body exposed to more sunlight than your upper body? Perhaps your head was under shade, or clouds moved to shade part of your body--this could have happened without your notice, especially if you were relaxed. There just isn't any obvious explanation if your exposure to sunlight was even across your entire body and no products were present on the affected area.


reply posted on 4-7-2009 @ 12:42 AM by Greenize
reply to post by paperplanes



I showered and shaved my legs before I went out and I may have put lotion on them, I normally do, but I do not remember. There is no shade at all around my pool...I don't know... I do remember that it was windy...



[edit on 4-7-2009 by Greenize]


reply posted on 4-7-2009 @ 01:30 AM by paperplanes
reply to post by Greenize



Hmmm...so the body product angle appears to be out. The stomach and legs are more sensitive to sunlight than elsewhere on the body and are also slower to heal from a burn. That can account for a reasonable variation in sunburn colour across the body, but it cannot account for the drastic variation you present: severe, purple burn adjacent to normal skin.

To account for this variation, there must be some external cause (shadow or chemical application to the affected skin) or internal cause (an anomaly within the affected skin, perhaps). Considering your details, shade is really the only reasonable cause I can imagine, but even it is unlikely. If you were drifting in the pool, the shade would need to drift perfectly in line with your upper body, leaving your lower body exposed to more sunlight--clearly a very unlikely scenario. If you were not drifting and instead remained in one precise spot, the shade would likewise need to be from a stationary object (also, the sun presumably remained in more or less the same spot during the hour and half of exposure). Clouds would be an unlikely fit for either case. With that said, if the sun's rays were evenly distributed across your body, more powerful sunlight cannot be an explanation for your partial burn.

I assume there is nothing in your raft that would have obscured your upper body. This is a mystery. If your entire body received the same amount of sun exposure, but only the lower half burned, I can only imagine there must be something very odd going on within that region of your skin. That would be a case for Dr. House, not paperplanes .


[edit on 4/7/09 by paperplanes]


reply posted on 4-7-2009 @ 01:36 AM by brokenheadphonez
reply to post by paperplanes



Her personal medical issue aside, she's right. The sun is different.


reply posted on 4-7-2009 @ 01:52 AM by paperplanes
Originally posted by brokenheadphonez
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post by paperplanes



Her personal medical issue aside, she's right. The sun is different.


I note a medical issue as a possibility, not as a diagnosis. A severe partial-body sunburn after full-body, even sun exposure is not a possibility without an extenuating factor. The OP does not recall any extenuating factors--the most obvious being shade or something on/in the skin, and in fact provided details which seem to rule them out.

The OP is presented as a possible reflection of a changing sun. Unless particular details of the occurrence are sorted out, it cannot be held as such. That is the issue at hand. To ignore that and go on to debating about the sun itself is to ignore the OP's presented scenario and deviate from the thread's initial post.



reply posted on 4-7-2009 @ 02:09 AM by shamus78
reply to post by paperplanes



Yeah you're right, it's just so hard to admit something has changed and not go in depth into the reasons why. But still, I think most of us agree that something weird is going on with regards to the sun/atmosphere


reply posted on 4-7-2009 @ 02:35 AM by Greenize
reply to post by paperplanes



Ok this makes sense...I drive a convertible hence face, arms and shoulders are exposed often, I can't wear a bikini to work, so when I sit outside during the day at lunch I have on slacks. Perhaps my legs and torso weren't ready for that long of exposure...I don't know what else it could be, even though I did the same thing last year and didn't burn, and I think its true that as we age our skin thins...mind you I am only 42, but that ain't 22 now is it...



reply posted on 4-7-2009 @ 04:40 AM by paperplanes
Originally posted by Greenize
reply to
post by paperplanes



Ok this makes sense...I drive a convertible hence face, arms and shoulders are exposed often, I can't wear a bikini to work, so when I sit outside during the day at lunch I have on slacks. Perhaps my legs and torso weren't ready for that long of exposure...I don't know what else it could be, even though I did the same thing last year and didn't burn, and I think its true that as we age our skin thins...mind you I am only 42, but that ain't 22 now is it...


That very well may be your answer, Greenize. How is the sunburn now? I've had a few of those awful, blistering ones and I know how painful it can be. If you're still having a lot of discomfort, you might try whole milk or oatmeal baths. When I was a child, those were my grandmother's go-to treatments for relief; they're very soothing. White vinegar is another popular fix that works very well by drawing the heat out of a burn. And I haven't tried this one, but after a friend recommended it to me, I had to Google it because it sounded so strange: shaving cream. Yep--apparently, it works wonders at relieving the pain of a sunburn. The aloe you're already using is great, too. Just keep applying it as often as you can (a sunburn will heal better if you keep it moist), and you might try cold packs and ibuprofen for any swelling or really bothersome discomfort. Good luck!


reply posted on 4-7-2009 @ 04:43 AM by Phage
reply to post by Greenize



You can't wear a bikini to work? That's absurd.
You need to find other employment!
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