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.

[kimmieb]

been there, done that.... OUCH!!!!!....can feel it all over again as you describe it!!!!!!   so sorry you're in so much pain!  just be careful though, ok?  when i got mine (i was in my late teens, it was bad, i had to go to ER), i didn't even know what the heck a narcotic was....wasn't even exposed to them until i was like 30....so, probably best i didn't know of them back then....anyway, all i could do was wear a TUBE top (do they even sell those things anymore???), couldn't  put on a bra for over a month....and even a light, light, light shirt over the tube top (cuz i had to go to work at times) was excruciatingly painful....but i just took my 800 mg motrin as often as i could, used a lot of compresses and aloe and all that stuff, got some script topical stuff from the doctor, and got through it....it took a long while to heal, and believe me, ever since then, i've NEVER even come close to getting burned that badly again....it only takes once that bad and you learn real fast....it's probably why i'm so anal about sunscreen with my kiddos....wouldn't wish that on ANYBODY!  you can take 4 advil at a time actually....and it's not going to entirely take away ALL the pain (nothing will, just time unfortunately), but it may at least take the edge off....take some tylenol pm to help sleep or something.....i went through bottles and bottles of aloe, too.....just hang in there....every day it'll get better.....you'll be in my prayers!
k.

[NautyOne]

I don't think a pill would even do anything for it.......sunburn sucks!!!!  there are some types of pain that pills just wont work for..........and I believe mild to moderate burn is one of them.  You have to just ride it out.......I burn so bad I too blister.  I don't spend too much time in the sun for that reason and I hate using sunscreen.

Just don't put any oil based lotions on it for a few days.  Sorry, hun.  I feel for you.

Take care.

Luv,
Nauty...............

[Friend999]

Nauty - It is so nice to see that you are not just on the other side (social) like you suggested a few days ago.  Your reply to confused was helpful, heartfelt, and compassionate.  We need you here too!  Glad you are!

Confused -  Your last comment was great "I know it's not the answer and I fear that this pain will last for days and I don't want to take them for days so I am going to try the vinegar and just tough it out. Thanks a bunch! And I am one tough cookie".  

You are a tough cookie.

Friend999

[NautyOne]

Yes, I will be on both sides.  You can joke around so much, but I need both sides.  It's like a sweet and sour issue.

Personally, I don't suggest vinegar......it stinks and your not going to like it and it does nothing......i looked it up.......myth.  Sorry to the experts.  The only thing you can do for a  sunburn, and doctor suggested no pain pill, because they are not going to be as helpful as just putting washcloths in a large pan of water and keep placing them on the burn as they draw out the heat.......that is the main goal in reducing sunburn pain.....draw out the heat......if you put oils, lotions and potions.......you will be keeping in........put nothing on it right now.......aloe vera in a day or two .....thats all you can do, unless you feel you have a 2nd to 3rd degree burn and sure you can take a pill but the cloths and water are the only thing that is going to work.

Luv, ya.....chica

cold cloths........cold cloths.......Ice cold wet cloths.......it does wonders.

[corey411]

Confused, Hope you feel better and don't need that pill. I too have a feeling that it won't do anything for sunburn. Hope some of the other things work. Corey

[sue41]

Hubby owns a landscaping business.  I know all about the terrible sunburns.  If you have a pharmacist you use regularly you can get "Silvidine" Silver Nitrate cream.  I went to Mexico and got a 3rd degree sunburn on the first day.  After the meds for dehydration, the silver cream was all that worked.  Good luck:)