I will be the first to admit that I like getting my tan on every year before the summer heat makes it's debut cause let's face it, fat looks better tan. Now I've tried the sunless tanners and they either leave you orange and streaky or smelling for days. I did however find one sunless tanner that I like although it still makes you smell a little. It's called Fake Bake and it leaves you with a fairly natural looking tan. The down side to this is that it recommends you wear gloves while applying, wait 30 minutes before dressing and no shower for 6-8 hours. And let's not forget the time it takes to rub it all in and make sure you're not leaving yourself looking like a zebra. The up side however is that you're not risking ruining the look of your skin and skin cancer.
I guess you could say that I'm lazy cause I don't like to use a sunless tanner, I would much rather go to a tanning salon and spend about 15 minutes cooking my flesh. Stupid I know. I know the risks of using a tanning bed and I should be ashamed at myself for using them because not alot of people know this but I have had probably 25-30 moles/nevus removed from various parts of my body over the period of about 12 years and the last 8-10 biopsies I have had have come back dysplastic or pre-cancerous.
I had my yearly dermatology appointment today, she removed another 4 spots and I should know the results within a week.
It finally hit me today that I should stop tanning. One of the previous biopsies she did last year has come back so I will have to have it cut out and stitched instead of just shaved off. She said it's not a good sign when a dysplastic nevus comes back in the same spot. I'm really nervous about having this done and even more nervous about the results. We will set up another appointment to have this procedure done after she gets the results from todays biopsies.
I'm praying that everything will be ok.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
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I quit tanning beds a long time ago... I do love the Fake Bake but John says it seeps out of my pores and I stink until it's all off. I hope everything is okay... I can't go to the dermatologist without having something shaved off. I hate that part!
Girl, let me tell you I'm ALL ABOUT some tanned fat! But, I too have felt a little guilty about going to the tanning bed. Last year I tried to alternate time in the sun with a little sunless tanner. I know it stinks and can go wrong all too quickly, but I just can't have pasty white legs. You remember when even Barbie came with tan lines?! Oh back when nobody worried about skin problems! Well, I'm praying for you sis. Both for your biopsies and a miraculously tanned body! ;>
God's blessings on your weekend,
Sarah :D
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