Joedodge Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 So I went bank fishing Monday all day and flats fishing with. Buddy yesterday. Wore my uv long sleeves a hat glasses and my buff. Monday I noticed numbness in my hands very mild, and a burning in my index fingers. Then yesterday a horrible burning sensation but nothing obvious appeared. We got back to the boat ramp and I was scorched, I never burn bad im dark completed and grew up in florida. Either way wound up in the emergency room last night for my hands burning so bad I could not sleep or sit still. Found out due to a antibiotic im on its photosensitive and I should not have been in the sun at all. My dr or pharmacist never said anything. I probably should have looked the meds up myself but didn't. Got burn cream and a steroid shot. Good thing I'm off work all week just kinda blew my vacation lol. Moral is guys please please be careful in the sun especially if your on any meds I learned a big lesson yesterday 2 Quote
Super User scaleface Posted April 1, 2015 Super User Posted April 1, 2015 Same thing happened to my wife on antibiotics , only she was burned on her shoulders and legs. She couldnt even sleep at night because her skin was "crawling" . Quote
Joedodge Posted April 1, 2015 Author Posted April 1, 2015 Yes exactly! I'm sorry to hear that happened to her also. It's insane Quote
Crank Bait Nut Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 Hey JoeDodge Hope Your Feeling Better , Mike Quote
Delaware Valley Tackle Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 Good heads-up here. I had a fellow club member that couldn't fish for a while due to aggressive antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease. He had to wear an apparatus similar to an insulin pump only for antibiotics. Quote
Super User WRB Posted April 1, 2015 Super User Posted April 1, 2015 I know the trend is wearing SPF clothing and that is good! However you should also use SPF sunscreen on exposed skin like ears, nose and hands and not be totally reliant on cloth. I use a water proof product called Vertra SPF 45 cream on those specific skin areas because they are sites where cancer tends to occure. You get a limited number of sun burns before your skin is damaged, everyone has a different number and I used mine up a long time ago! Sunburns can be painful, sorry you had this experience and thank you for sharing. Tom Quote
Joedodge Posted April 1, 2015 Author Posted April 1, 2015 Thanks everyone! I just want everyone to learn from my mistake. Id hate for anyone to have to deal with this. Check any meds dr puts Ya on! I was wearing spf30 like I always do. The ER dr was suprised my dr even put me on it as a lot of times they won't prescribe doxacycline in the summer because of this. Quote
Super User Crestliner2008 Posted April 1, 2015 Super User Posted April 1, 2015 The sun can do bad things to you these days. You must be protected at all times. Besides a coating of Neutrogena's "UltraSheer" SPF 70 lotion on my face and neck, I wear adequate sun protection at all times: 1 Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted April 1, 2015 Super User Posted April 1, 2015 That happened to me about 8 years ago while I was taking some meds. I never had anything sting so bad in my life. 1 Quote
Joedodge Posted April 1, 2015 Author Posted April 1, 2015 I may look into sun gloves now. Even tho it was medication that caused most of this. I mean I have long sleeve uv shirts, a uv buff a hat and always wear spf30 minimum but i will be stepping up to 70 and sun gloves I don't care how I look just wan be safe. And want you guys to be also and learn from my lesson lol 1 Quote
Super User Senko lover Posted April 1, 2015 Super User Posted April 1, 2015 Ouch! Now I now know why you can barely see guys like Rick Clunn and Aaron Martens...... Quote
Joedodge Posted April 1, 2015 Author Posted April 1, 2015 Seriously cover up good man! Your a young man. I'm only 26 and the Florida sun is brutal im trying hard to stay covered up as much as possible and pay more attention to any meds a dr prescribes me Quote
Fishing Cowgirl Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 I cover up completely. The sun gloves are great, you hardly notice you are wearing them. I actually feel a bit cooler without the sun touching my skin. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted April 1, 2015 Super User Posted April 1, 2015 What is this "sun" you speak of? Seriously, as I get older I think back on how recklessly unprotected my skin was. Quote
Joedodge Posted April 1, 2015 Author Posted April 1, 2015 Man growing up in FL and being dark completed I've always been enough kinda lax on the sun protection. But I do hate burning. This is the worst it's ever been. Gloves are getting looked at locally then ***! Especially since the times I can fish is usually mid afternoon only a couple weekend days a month can i morning fish. I don't care how silly I look fishing the banks lol all covered up! Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted April 1, 2015 Super User Posted April 1, 2015 Sorry to hear that Joe. Sun gloves will help complete your sun protection that's for sure. Quote
corn-on-the-rob Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 So I went bank fishing Monday all day and flats fishing with. Buddy yesterday. Wore my uv long sleeves a hat glasses and my buff. Monday I noticed numbness in my hands very mild, and a burning in my index fingers. Then yesterday a horrible burning sensation but nothing obvious appeared. We got back to the boat ramp and I was scorched, I never burn bad im dark completed and grew up in florida. Either way wound up in the emergency room last night for my hands burning so bad I could not sleep or sit still. Found out due to a antibiotic im on its photosensitive and I should not have been in the sun at all. My dr or pharmacist never said anything. I probably should have looked the meds up myself but didn't. Got burn cream and a steroid shot. Good thing I'm off work all week just kinda blew my vacation lol. Moral is guys please please be careful in the sun especially if your on any meds I learned a big lesson yesterday I was on some antibiotic for shingles and my Dr. never said anything. I recklessly got a total body burn in the summer and once that "tingly" burning sensation hit me it was un...freakin...real... Felt like severe sunburn + pins and needles on top of it. I had never felt so out of my mind in my life, almost like a psychotic animal. I was in such pain over my complete body I was pacing back in forth pretty much screaming. I tired to scratch but it didn't help I tried to take an ice cold shower didn't help... lotions made it worse. Literally felt insane. Wanted nothing but relief. It calmed down after about 30 minutes and was still bad but not maddeningly bad. Crazy stuff... Quote
Joedodge Posted April 1, 2015 Author Posted April 1, 2015 Wow man I was in the same fight or flight mode on my hands! I can't imagine a full body burn! Unreal, I can't stand sun burns and im pretty good at preventing them and usually a burn just tans quickly. Hopefully we are all a lil more careful now Quote
Bruce424 Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 Man hope your feeling alrigh. Yea the sun is nothin to mess around with Quote
AQUA VELVA Posted April 2, 2015 Posted April 2, 2015 I look like a fishing mummy out on my lake but I don't care. I have had so many bad sun burns as a kid , I don't think I have a safety margin anymore. I can remember when people thought a good tan was cool and all it was , was your skin trying to protect itself. Whodathunkit? Quote
BassnChris Posted April 2, 2015 Posted April 2, 2015 Thanks! I appreciate the reminder. I was gonna hit the lake this weekend and didn't even think about the anitbiotics thing. I'm currently taking them after a dental procedure last week. Guess I might just stay home this weekend. Quote
Joedodge Posted April 2, 2015 Author Posted April 2, 2015 Yeah man look that stuff up and be careful! Quote
tholmes Posted April 2, 2015 Posted April 2, 2015 Timely reminder, Joedodge. Here's hoping for a quick recovery! Sun protection is something we all should take VERY seriously! In my younger years, I didn't give it much thought, but now I've paid the price. I've had three skin cancers removed in the past two years. Now, I slather on the SPF 70 sunblock and wear a wide brimmed hat, sunglasses and long sleeves whenever I'm outside. This is something you can't afford to neglect. Tom Quote
jbw252 Posted April 2, 2015 Posted April 2, 2015 Great public safety endorsement there, Joedodge. Hope you're on the mend. Remember to catch fish, not cancer. Whether you are on meds or not, protect yourself from sun exposure. Especially while you are still young. Many people here have had run ins with skin cancers. Don't be foolish. Quote
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