It has gotten to the point where I can sleep at night. I normally sleep on my left side and that had been more than a little painful. But the last two nights I've made it through with out a lot of wake-ups when I make a roll or slight move.
Then at the gym yesterday I was feeling ok about it all.
I even ran into a neighbor / friend / work-out guy at the gym yesterday morning. I had just done my weights and the focus was on arms and chest. I stopped to chat on my way to the showers and he goes, "look at your arms....."
I was about to say something like, "oh thanks - I have been working on them...." when I realized he wasn't talking about any kind of definition, but the redness that still existed for all to see. Dang.
But at least I made a joke out of it and he played along, as he always does - so I didn't feel like a complete moron.
But since I got nothing to really blog about, I thought I'd at least show you progress from 2nd degree burn (my assessment - I got no clinical back-up on this) to almost tan. Day One was on Monday's post - so you can go back and look at that pic. The rest are below.

Oh - total farmer's tan/burn!

Nice face in the first pic (yes, sarcasm). I hate to say it, but I look a lot like my dad in that.

Oh - and I'm sure I'll get a skin cancer screening sometime this summer. It is a perk of working in healthcare.
Song by: the Beatles
6 comments:
Dumbass. Use some SPF next time boy!
Second degree is when it blisters. Otherwise it's first degree. That sure stays red a long time! I'll only stay red for a day and rarely do I peel.
You already know this was a mistake, but did you know the damage is cumulative? Your skin never forgets. I love the sun, but I had melanoma almost 25 years ago and I am lucky to be alive. Use that sunscreen.
I just want to know who else is in the stalls watching...waiting...
Nice gay farmer tan.
(It's gay because its sleeveless)
You are not the only one with a farmers tan right now. I have one too from running and I swear every time I go out in the sun my skin peels. Hi, just discovered your blog from a link on Brettcajun's blog :-)
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