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Karen
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09-06-2004

Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 1:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
My brother used to be the king of tanning. Always out in the summer (Okanagan temps reach 35 C - don't know what that is in F... hot!) and in the winter would use tanning beds. He's 33 now, three young kids, and is being treated for skin cancer. It's NOT worth it.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 1:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
I heard a statistic on tv the other day that melanoma used to be an old person's cancer, but it is now showing up in shocking numbers in late 20s and 30s people. Tanning = not a good idea.

Dfennessey
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07-25-2004

Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 1:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dfennessey a private message Print Post    
Escapee my father lives in Florida and when I go to visit him and go up to the community pool ther is always a lady in there that looks like she has had too much exposure to the sun. Her skin looks like how do I desribe it. it looks like a horses saddle. it is thick and looks very unhealthy for a persons skin. My father told me that she is in the sun from 10 in the morning until about 5 in the afternoon.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 2:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
But in all fairness (and I do NOT tan..anymore, and I think tanning beds are just an invitation to cancer) when I was growing up the words 'healthy tan' often went together. My dermatoglogist put me under a sun lamp to help with my acne.

So it's not necessarily our fault if some of us old broads looked a little 'weathered' LOL

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 3:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Yep I learned to at least keep my face out of the sun from growing up in Scottsdale Arizona. I didn't want a leather face, LOL. I did try to tan the rest of me back then, but stopped in my 20's since it seemed like such a waste of time.

Now my legs are so white that can scare people if I wear a skirt, LOL. I do have to use sunscreen on my arms though because I get sun on my commute.

Seamonkey, don't you have one of the arm sleeves that you can put on you driving arm, LMAO, they were actually shown on a Dropdead Diva show as a real invention in Japan.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 3:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Many years ago when my cousin and her husband first moved from Chicago area to Miami, they got into tanning (sun). OMG! I saw them once at the time. Their skin looked like old worn dark leather. I think they came to their senses after not too long.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Friday, July 30, 2010 - 5:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
This site shows ultraviolet photos of skin damage from ages 4 to 64. Glad I gave up 'sunning' in my early 30s.

http://www.skincarephysicians.com/agingskinnet/uv_photography.html

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Friday, July 30, 2010 - 3:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Dipo.. they stole MY invention?? Quite a few years ago, I used to go to the LA women's tennis tournament.. in Manhattan Beach CA, every year.. it was Virginia Slims of LA and then kept changing names.. and it meant a solid week all day long in the sun. Yeah I used sunscreen but I also created arm sleeves.. I had an old pair of white leggings.. cut off the bottom of each leg and voila! I had arm sleeves I could slip under a short sleeved T to cover arms during the hours my seat was in the sun. I actually was talking to my patient today about them and need to find them in the box with all the stuff I used to take to tennis. Yesterday I just had a mostly white t-shirt to throw over my left arm.

I've driven a couple of patients who are being treated for skin cancers to radiation and next week to a wound care doctor.. no fun, even the "lucky" ones with less aggressive forms of cancer.

Escapee.. Dr Will always said.. "Pale is the new tan" or something similar.

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I also was told by a friend that she never wore sunglasses because, you know, she has lived in Seattle all her life and it is cloudy. Even after she had cataract surgery, no sunglasses!

I ran that my my own doctor yesterday and he said .. yikes! (well he didn't use that word but I love that word and haven't used it in awhile) that is why people get burned on cloudy days.. not taking protection, and the UVB rays can do damage to skin, but also to eyes.

I'm a big fan of sunglasses.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Friday, July 30, 2010 - 8:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
When we spend the winters in South Padre Island, TX, there are people there who spend every waking minute in the sun. They even have towel wars before dawn, trying to outdo each other putting towels on the chaise lounges to reserve their best sun spots. We call them the leatherbacks.

Urgrace
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08-19-2000

Saturday, July 31, 2010 - 5:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Urgrace a private message Print Post    
Hey, this "old broad" is a bit brown, not from a tanning bed though. I don't live in the sun, but don't avoid it either, because it helps my psoriasis.

Jmm
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08-16-2002

Saturday, July 31, 2010 - 5:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jmm a private message Print Post    
Hey, Gracie, good to see you.

Noellepv
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03-04-2010

Sunday, August 01, 2010 - 7:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Noellepv a private message Print Post    
Hi. I may be going into contract for my condo this week, and I was wondering what I should expect from it when I sit with the lawyer, and what I should want from it too. Any help is appreciated, thanks

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Monday, August 02, 2010 - 9:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Are you buying or selling, Noellepv?

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, August 03, 2010 - 10:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I just got back from a week in Maui, and I'm tanned. I spent only about an hour a day in the sun, and swear by Maui Babe Browning Lotion! My skin doesn't look like leather, thankyouverymuch.

NEW QUESTION:

If you have carpal tunnel syndrome, can you still compete in swimming meets? Would swimming hurt or help the CTS?

Noellepv
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03-04-2010

Tuesday, August 03, 2010 - 11:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Noellepv a private message Print Post    
Hi JuJubigdog, I am selling my condo, and the contract is tomorrow, any help is appreciated, and thanks.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, August 03, 2010 - 12:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Costa, I don't swim, but I'll be interested in the answer! I've never thought about it. Typing, cleaning, most the crafts I do all hurt. I'd think with swimming being low (or no?) impact and people with arthritis or other probs using it as exercise it might not hurt, but I really have no idea. Maybe if you're pushing off the wall or touching it that would hurt?

Jmm
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08-16-2002

Tuesday, August 03, 2010 - 12:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jmm a private message Print Post    
Costa, I did some quick research and everything I read recommends aerobic exercise and swimming for people with carpal tunnel.

Hope this helps.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, August 03, 2010 - 1:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I dunno... swimming can also cause carpal tunnel. I'm assuming competitive swimming would fall into that class. Which would be different than rehab swimming...

Thanks... was hoping someone knew definitively or had experience with CTS and competitive swimming.

Rissa
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03-19-2006

Tuesday, August 03, 2010 - 1:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
Anyone know how to get rid of a shiny patch (on a pair of dress slacks) resulting from a too hot iron? I have tried looking online and everything seems to point towards it being hopeless but I am not ready to give up just yet. LOL

Jmm
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08-16-2002

Tuesday, August 03, 2010 - 2:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jmm a private message Print Post    
What type of material, Rissa?

Karen
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09-06-2004

Tuesday, August 03, 2010 - 2:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
You could always iron the rest of the pants to get the same shiny hue all over... :-)

Rissa
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03-19-2006

Tuesday, August 03, 2010 - 2:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
73% Cotton, 23% Nylon, 4% Spandex

I suggested that to my dd (they are her pants) and to summarize ... well, she was NOT amused. LOL

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, August 03, 2010 - 2:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Are the dress slacks polyester or rayon? If so, it's likely the fabric melted. There are a few things you could try. Google "remove shiny spot from ironing". (Note that most say that you can't undo a melted spot so use a cooler iron or iron inside out.)

Jmm
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08-16-2002

Tuesday, August 03, 2010 - 2:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jmm a private message Print Post    
Sorry, Rissa, all I get is how to prevent it.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Tuesday, August 03, 2010 - 7:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Noell, Im sorry I dont have any experience with that, hopefully someone will come along that does