Let's say it again: Wear Sunscreen
Add more vitamin D to your diet if you have to, to make up for the lack of sunlight on your skin, but cover it up somehow. And grease those kids up with sunscreen. Get hats for the whole family. Sun gloves are stylish and fun ;)!
This reminder brought to you by the gal who just had a pre-cancerous lesion removed from her face yesterday.
Doc sez it was due to damage done years ago, probably in my well-spent youth around swimming pools, lakes, rivers and camps. These days I fish with a big hat, long sleeves, sun gloves and sunscreen but the horse is out of the barn on some of this stuff. Now it's a matter of keeping an eye out for problem spots and seeing the dermatologist promptly upon finding any. And spreading the word.
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Terrific reminder. I fish with sleeves cut off of T-shirts.....even in cold weather. It is just the convienent comfortable way I dress. I have a friend who has had 4 go-arounds with the skin cancer stuff. He lives 4 hours away so don't see him much. He doesn't tell me much.....but it seems it was bad stuff. I already have spots all over me. Probably the horse out of the barn for me too.....but sometimes it's never too late. I shall change my ways thanks to you. Hopefully your good karma by posting this will save you.
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Thankfully I've started to lose my hair, so I have to wear a big hat.
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http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/Acti ... ose-up.htm
Check your skin, or a good pal's, for these: http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/Acti ... ose-up.htm
Also, look for moles that are irregularly shaped, more than one color, have grown, and are larger than a pencil eraser. It's easy to take them off, harder to fight cancer if you wait.
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I need a combination sunblock/bug repellent in a small carry tube. Right now I have a small sunblock tube and a small bug repellent bottle. Would be nice if there was one that did double duty.
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Originally Posted by gutbomb
Thankfully I've started to lose my hair......
:?: :shock: :?:
Well it's about time.... What took you so long? 8)
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"Would be nice if there was one that did double duty."
They use to make such an animal, check at wallyworld or other favorite purveyor of stuff that stinks.
Eric
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Eric-WD......
Be careful of the double duty stuff.
My fishing partner tried some combination sun block and insect repellant in Belize and his eyes swoll up so bad that he looked like he had the eyes of a fly. :shock:
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I have been using sun scrren a hat with a bill 360 degreesm, sun scrren shirts and long pants for years now. I had to many folks that I worked with in my younger years that had skin cancer and other that died.
I just wanted to improve my odds.
Good reminder.
Rck