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The Beave 1y ago

Good morning, #nostriches!

I am a lobster. I am in pain. I haven't slept well in days. I am a colossal idiot. 😅

Wearing a shirt is painful. Moving is painful. Thankfully, breathing is not painful. My skin is in really bad shape. There's only one awkward position that I can manage to get some sleep in, but it doesn't last long. I'm so glad I only have to suffer through one more day of work before a long weekend. I had a lot I want to do, but, gosh, I ruined all those plans.

Live and learn. Pain is a pretty effing good teacher if you pay attention to the signal.

Yes, I'm hydrating.

Yes, I'm moisturizing. (As best I can. I can't reach everywhere.)

There's not much else I can do at the moment

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ContrarianAgrarian 1y ago

Oops! 😢

Hope you recover soon 🫂

The Beave 1y ago

Thank you. I will soon enough. Not as soon as I'd prefer, but... That's my own dang fault.

SGT.FISH 1y ago

Gm wishing you a speedy recovery

The Beave 1y ago

Thank you.

Have you considered fighting other lobsters to establish your place on the lobster dominance hierarchy? I've heard this helps.

ContrarianAgrarian 1y ago

🤣

The Beave 1y ago

No, I hadn't considered that. Thank you for your suggestion.

Maria2000 1y ago

Gm, feel better soon.🫂

The Beave 1y ago

Thank you. ☺️

💜

Boof some aloe? j/k I hope you recover soon. I've made similar mistakes, and it sucks!

The Beave 1y ago

I nearly have... LOL!

9sirtom5 1y ago

Have you tried yogurt (as a body lotion, not eating it 😅) ? Someone was recommending it here few days ago.

But probably for like first help, not after several days.

The Beave 1y ago

I'm about to try anything... LOL

Gm

The Beave 1y ago

Thanks!

serenitys forge 1y ago

I'm now wondering what the hell you've done and how you did it, in a "no homo" kind of way...🤣🤣

The Beave 1y ago

All day at the beach with no sun screen and not having built up any melanin on my chest and back. 😅

serenitys forge 1y ago

Ouch 😳

The Beave 1y ago

Yup.

I'm bad at taking care of myself... 😅

serenitys forge 1y ago

Me too.. comes with the genetics..😁

Have you ever tried beef tallow rendered from kidney fat?

The Beave 1y ago

No, I don't think that I have.

Does the fat from the kidneys make a marked difference?

A friend of mine that makes salves, said that it most resembles human DNA, whether that is true or not, IDK. However I use regular beef tallow and I find it soothing.

The Beave 1y ago

I have done tallow in the way today, hope it might be home when I get off work.

Also, vinegar works to sooth a sunburn.

The Beave 1y ago

First thing I put on my skin. It usually knocks the burn right out, but, not this time.

𝔼𝕣𝕪𝕟 𝔹𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕠 1y ago

Put aloe gel on it as soon as you can.

A CBD cream may also help with pain if you can’t find any aloe for healing.

𝔼𝕣𝕪𝕟 𝔹𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕠 1y ago

Other power herbs for skin healing are plantain and comfrey.

Plantain grows everywhere. Find some that is probably not sprayed or driven on and mush it up and apply. I’ve had amazing results from plantain with rope burn. It would probably help sunburn too.

𝔼𝕣𝕪𝕟 𝔹𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕠 1y ago

These guys are your friends

The Beave 1y ago

I really should learn more about local plants. Thank you.

Good morning 🫶🏼 that sounds so painful, hope you’re feeling better soon 🫂

The Beave 1y ago

Thank you!

It is.

I will be soon since I can rest after one more day of work.

Sorry to hear that. Have you tried Aloe to relieve the sunburn?

The best is raw from the plant

https://www.healthline.com/health/skin/aloe-vera-for-sunburn#how-to-use

The Beave 1y ago

I have a plant now. 😁

The Beave 1y ago

Yes, but, the burn is really severe.

Other option is any cream with high content of Lanolin (at least 15%).

The Beave 1y ago

Thank you.

You’re welcome. I hope you feel better soon.

The Beave 1y ago

Thank you! Your kindness resonates. ☺️

Low Information Voter 1y ago

Aww shucks.

What the others said about ointments, but IMO recovering its mostly waiting around until you've grown a new layer of skin.

Very tedious. We've all been there, get well soon!

The Beave 1y ago

Yup. Thanks.

d23b7c1f... 1y ago

100% aloe and a lidocaine spray if it's itchy

The Beave 1y ago

I usually shy away from chemical interventions... But, I'm just about to give up being stubborn since my skin is still in really awful shape.

d23b7c1f... 1y ago

I tried everything a few years ago when I fell asleep at the beach. everything else was a waste of money and time for me. if I had known about aloe on day 1 I don't think I would have needed the spray. but since I let it dry out by day 3 it was ridiculously itchy under my skin and it took a day or 2 for aloe to moisturize skin, so the spray helped me survive until the aloe remoisterized.

The Beave 1y ago

Gotcha.

Thanks for the advice.