Serious Pain and Agony

[confused456]

Good day to all. As some of you know, I started a new job recently. I work at the local Green House. I am now working on the actual "farm" part where all the Green Houses are and so I am pulling loads of flats, baskets, etc. from the houses and loading them onto carts and then onto semi's to be transfered to customers or to the store. Anyway, I am in the sun the entire day and yesterday it was in the 80's here and the sun was extremely hot at the farm. I got there at 9a.m. and did not leave until 7p.m. and I was wearing a spaghetti strap tank top and I got sooooooooooooooooooo sun burned and I think it is going to blister. My back and my shoulders are the absolute worse. I could not sleep. I can hardly move because of the pain and I WANT A PILL!!!!!! I can not even begin to describe the massive amount of pain I am in. It hurts just to put on a bra or a shirt and have it rub the burn. I am totally at a loss as of what to do. Last night I put aloe all over it from my aloe plant. I can't take this and I may have to take a pill. Sorry everyone.

[NautyOne]

Everyone has suggestions an remedy's, but I am going to tell you that if you are burned Vinegar is NOT NOT NOT the right thing to put on a burn.  When you apply wet cold cloths you are not only relieving the pain you are drawing out the heat which creates the PAIN.........VINEGAR smells like cr@p and is useless.  I  can't believe someone hasen't told you to roll in Crisco...............

SUNBURN.........COLD COMPRESSES FROM ICE COLD WATER APPLIED AND REMOVED WHEN THE CLOTH FEELS WARM.  ITS A PAIN IN THE BUTT, BUT THATS WHAT THE ER RECOMMENDS TO SUNBURN PATIENTS.......THEY DON'T GIVE PILLS BECAUSE PAIN MEDS DO NOT AFFECT THE NERVES TO PATIENTS WITH A BURN OF LESS THAN 2-3 DEGREES........WE'VE ALL BEEN BURNED BEFORE WE EVEN KNEW ABOUT PAIN PILLS.......BUT, WE ARE NOT HERE  TO Judge........if confused wants to take a pill for this.......thats her choice and nobody should judge her or condemn her for her decision .......we can't get into someone else's skin...........only she knows.

Luv, ya Chica !!!!

Nauty..................

[hopeful4us]

trica...do me a favor and just give the tea bath a try..im telling ya it really does work wonders every time for me and my girls. I think it will for you too and if it dosent..nothing lost but you did get to soak in a nice peaceful calming tub for awhile and that cant be bad..lol. damn girl ....d's????? lol

[confused456]

Lisa....thanks but I have size D boobies...LMAO....I HAVE to have straps with all the bending I do....hehehehe

The fact that it is sooooo much hotter in the Greenhouse than it is outside makes you wear spaghetti strap tanks or you will have heat stroke....no joke, so I am SCREWED!!
LMAO......I am stocking up on sunscreen and am very thankful I had today off and I have to just drive a load tomorrow so I will be in a truck!! NO SUN!! Whoo-hoo!! Time to recover!!!!!!!!

LOVE YOU ALL TOO!!!!!!!!!

[sadinmichigan]

I am sooo sorry..sunburns suck..but you know a pain pill will not help that...especially not just one if it's that bad..you need to let your skin breath and I am all for the cool wash cloths...sounds like you have been workin your butt off..wear a light cotton shirt to work from now on..no straps..and get a hat...I did gardening all summer last year..you can't avoid the sun..so you gotta cover up that skin girl..love ya..hope you feel better soon..

[confused456]

Thanks everyone!!

Nauty...You are right, or at least I think....LOL...a pill won't help a sunburn....I DID NOT take any!!
I did however put lotion on so maybe I better wash that off so I am not sealing in that heat cuz you can literally feel the heat even when your hand is not on my skin. It is radiating off me!!

Momma.....Dang that is long!! LMAO....thanks a ton. I am out of dang vinegar but I am going to at least try it. No harm in trying except maybe the smell...hehehehe

ENEMY!!!!! I MISS THE HE!! OUT OF YOU!!! LOVE YA!!

[cathy5841]

If you have a clean spray bottle (like one you buy to put water in for spraying hair or body when sunbathing) fill it up with ordinary every day vinegar. Yes, I said vinegar. You say "I am not spraying that stinky stuff on my body. This woman's nuts." Well, don't shoot it down until you've tried it. Don't be ignorant for years like I was. LOL Believe me. The smell almost totally vanishes from your skin after about an hour. I go to the store without feeling self-conscious about the smell because it's almost undetectable unless someone puts their nose on your skin and sniffs. (And if they do that then they have strange problems.) Spread a towel on the floor/carpet and move any unnecessary objects you don't want sprayed out of the way. (For arm spraying -I usually stand on the towel and lean over the sink). Spray the vinegar on your sunburned parts ONLY. Let it drip and dry. DO NOT RUB! If severely burned spray lightly again on sunburned area after a few minutes. You may pat vinegar after about 5 minutes if still dripping. Usually, the vinegar is dry by 5 minutes or less. After vinegar is dry, you can get dressed. I have never had dried vinegar on my skin damage any of my clothes. Wear comfortable clothes which are not tight or covering sunburned area(s) if possible. The sunburn needs to be exposed to air and not covered. I am telling you, on my skin, this vinegar is a miracle worker. It's a wonder product. Meaning, I wonder how it works so well.

Immediately after applying to my skin, I feel relief. My sunburn does not itch, does not sting, and does not hurt. You may still get joint point from a deeper burn but not on the outside. NO skin pain. Let me just say...my skin is unusually fair and highly sensitive to everything. When I sunburn it feels like poison ivy without the rash. Extremely itchy, lobster red, unstoppable stinging, and very painful. I am extremely light complected. Before this relief was out of the question. Believe me. You don't have to be in miserable sunburn pain anymore! I'll bet not many people have worse skin for burning than me. This works and you have got to try it. Make sure you are not allergic to vinegar or anything in it. I wasn't....amazing. I use distilled white vinegar. After using the vinegar I can go watch TV, tend to my kids, and even sleep well. Wow! For me, this is an absolute solution which I have been doing for about 3 years. If only I would have listened to my dad sooner. I thought I'd be miserable every summer for the rest of my life. I used to get in a bad mood instantly when I got sunburned knowing what I would have to go through, but now I know that I can help my sunburn and feel comfortable. I wear sunscreen on long days in the sun, but if it wears off or I missed a spot and I get burned, or if I go to an unexpected place and don't have my sunscreen with me and I get burned, at least I know relief is around the corner. Although I advise always wearing sunscreen to protect your skin from burning and skin cancer, sometimes you don't have it on hand or with you. I believe the vinegar actually helps heal and repair your skin.

The next step after the initial step above is to apply the vinegar again approximately 4 hours later, or if your skin starts burning again. Results will vary with individual people. After second or third application of vinegar, I suggest a product that goes hand in hand with the vinegar. This is an ever so important part of my remedy. After 3 or 4 coats of vinegar or the next day...whenever stinging stops without using the vinegar (usually the next day), apply Banana Boat Aloe After Sun Lotion. (See my Epinion article on this product called "Not Just For One Use...But 5!") If you are not severly sunburned, after 2 coats of vinegar the stinging should stop. After Sun is never greasy. Applying the After Sun Lotion gives your skin a calm, cooling, refreshing sensation while replenshing your skin with moisture, aloe vera, and vitamin E. This cream colored lotion can be used on all areas of the skin on your body, including the face. After Sun can be purchased at any store having a Health/Beauty section. This lotion can be used as a daily moisturizer also. Apply the After Sun every 4 hours. If done faithfully, according to my experiences, severely lobster-like sunburned skin will NOT peel and be dry. Therefore you keep your tan. For me, 95% of the time I did not peel. Wow! Again, for me, this a truly remarkable accomplishment. I would not spend all this time writing about this remedy if it did not work so well for me. I hope it works for you as well!

While doing the remedy listed above...if I'm extremely sunburned, I also drink 3 full glasses of water over the course of the day since our skin is deprived of so much water when sunburned. I believe this helps also in replenishing lost water to the skin. If it's hard for you to drink that much water at least drink 1 or 2 full glasses.