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BD
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Username: Bd1
Post Number: 78
Registered: 03-2009
| | Posted on Monday, September 12, 2011 - 08:53 am: | 
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I have a close relatives wedding coming up and need to look my best. I haven't tanned since the TX (3 yrs+). If you do it once in a while, will it be alright? Besides the obvs elevated skin cancer risk bc of immuno-suppressants? |
CiscoKidney07
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Username: Gregg
Post Number: 4886
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Monday, September 12, 2011 - 09:17 am: |
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LOL!! Well, I think that I would not do it myself, but it is your decision. The things to consider would be the following: 1) Ask your tx center about it, 2) How long a period of time before the event happens, 3) Obviously, you would have to put on a bunch of sun block, 4) If you did so, would it really be worth it, or are you throwing money away? 5) How important is it to be tan? Good luck.
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Alinds
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Username: Alinds
Post Number: 262
Registered: 09-2010
| | Posted on Monday, September 12, 2011 - 09:18 am: |
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I suggest using self-tanner instead. The kind that wipes off right away makes me look like John Boehner, so I have to use the one that wears off after a couple of days. It really does look natural and there is no skin cancer risk.
I think that a light tan once in 3 years might be okay, but I don't think you'll find anyone who will endorse the idea! |
Morley905
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Username: Morley905
Post Number: 89
Registered: 07-2009
| | Posted on Monday, September 12, 2011 - 10:44 am: |
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I agree with Cisco - LOL!!. It's your body, do what you want, but I would never place any of my transplanted organs in any risk by using a tanning bed. I remember only too well dialysis, the complications of diabetes and how horrible I felt to risk any of that from coming back sooner than necessary. Make sure you run your "fake and bake" plans by your transplant team and judge whether it's a good idea by their reaction. Enough said, I've probably offended you enough and I could go on, enjoy the wedding.
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CiscoKidney07
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Username: Gregg
Post Number: 4887
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Monday, September 12, 2011 - 10:53 am: |
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If I offended you, I apologize. That was not my intent. What I want you to do is to think about it. I do not think it would be okay, even once in awhile. Alinds had a perfectly good solution to the problem in my opinion. You could be tan when you want to be, but then be able to wash it off. From the posts that I have seen on here from folks who have had skin cancer, you don't want any part of that, at all! Just my two cents.
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Jason
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Username: Jason
Post Number: 133
Registered: 02-2010
| | Posted on Monday, September 12, 2011 - 01:13 pm: |
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My transplant center said to never use tanning beds. |
John83
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Username: John83
Post Number: 156
Registered: 10-2007
| | Posted on Monday, September 12, 2011 - 02:38 pm: |
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but once or twice isn't going to give you skin cancer
everything in moderation and I bet there are plenty of people who use sun beds and don't get skin cancer but you only hear about the ones who do |
LadyDi
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Username: Ladydi
Post Number: 2679
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Monday, September 12, 2011 - 04:22 pm: |
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Another good reason to talk to the TX people is that some of your medication may make you sensitive to the rays, just as you would be to the sun. You could end up with a heckuva sunburn instead of a tan!
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miocean
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Username: Miocean
Post Number: 120
Registered: 07-2010
| | Posted on Monday, September 12, 2011 - 10:17 pm: |
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Another option is spray on tanning, done at a salon or someplace similar. I don't use a tanning bed anymore but get plenty of color from my days at the beach. I have a really nice tan even though I am the one sitting under an umbrella, hat on, long sleeve shirt many times. The sun actually hurts my skin.
I go to the dermatologist 2x's yearly for a skin cancer check. I have had two very small pimple like bumps burned off and were told they were actinic keratoses. I was told they were from childhood sun exposure by my doctor. This is from the Mayo Clinic:
Although anyone can develop actinic keratoses, you may be more likely to develop the condition if you:
Are over age 40
Live in a sunny climate
Have a history of frequent or intense sun exposure or sunburn
Have pale skin, red or blond hair, and blue or light-colored eyes
Tend to freckle or burn when exposed to sunlight
Have a personal history of an actinic keratosis or skin cancer
Have a weak immune system as a result of chemotherapy, chronic leukemia, AIDS or organ transplant medications
miocean
Diffuse Scleroderma
Kidney Transplant March 11, 2010
St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ |
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BD
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Username: Bd1
Post Number: 79
Registered: 03-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 12:57 pm: |
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I'm not offended not at all, You have good intentions, and I see it as "Tough Love."
Spray on tans dont look good IMO. I would rather have a natural look. Also for me to get a tan from the sunlight here, I have to be out in the sun for at least I believe, ~10-20 hours. I remember coming back from a day at the beach and having the tan wear off in like <3 days.
Also I'm going for a lighter tan, still tanned but not as tanned as that hit popular show that some people consider "trashy". LOL.
I hope I made sense.
P.S. My TX Center is pretty strict as be. For example, they told me to only take Tylenol 500mg instead of the double dose 1000mg when I had pain. (My liver is fine, I dont drink) |
cruizin
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Username: Cruizin
Post Number: 181
Registered: 09-2010
| | Posted on Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 01:43 pm: |
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If you're going to be in the sun be sure to enjoy your grapes 'n wine. The procyanidins help prevent UV damage:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jf103692a
Received kidney Mar 16, 2011, from my brother! 3/6 match
St. Joe's, Hamilton, ON
Peritoneal dialysis Nov '08 - Mar '11
Dx 1995 - believed to be chronic glomerulonephritis
Started CAPD Oct 2008 |
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fracejordan
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Username: Fracejordan
Post Number: 1
Registered: 10-2011
| | Posted on Saturday, October 15, 2011 - 04:42 am: |
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In relation to Miocean's post, tanning bed is preferred than outdoor tanning under the sun.However,there are lots of reports that bed tanning poses harmful effects to one's health.Despite the tax enforced on tanning booths some still avail this cosmetic option.One new tax with regulations being compiled by the Internal Revenue Service is definitely more pop-culture than most IRS providers get to be. A 10 percent tax on tanning booths, levied to replace a 5 percent tax on aesthetic operations, is causing some controversy. Not least of which since the so-called "Snooki Tax" is viewed as unfairly burdening smaller businesses and the middle class.This is a must read article!:IRS Snooki Tax garnering grudging acceptancehttp://www.newsytype.com/12736-snooki-tax-tanning/ |
Rita
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Username: Rita
Post Number: 778
Registered: 06-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, October 15, 2011 - 08:58 am: |
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Hi BD, I am going to say may sound silly, but I think you can look your best by wearing nice cloths that look lovely on you, doing your hair nice and wearing a big smile. If you are invited to a wedding that mean you are very special person to someone at that wedding. They invited you because you are so special to them that they want you there to share with you this special event. I would think that they see you with loving eyes and look much more beyond if you are tan or not. If you are trying to impress some attendee of the wedding who did not do the actual invite, well if they cant see you as a beautiful person already perhaps getting a tan would not make a difference. I would show that person the true loving you by spending some time talking with them if you want them to see the real you. Forget the tan, based upon your prior post I think you are something great to notice in a room full of people! Wishing you the best and have a Great time!
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John83
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Username: John83
Post Number: 168
Registered: 10-2007
| | Posted on Saturday, October 15, 2011 - 06:26 pm: |
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I agree with Rita
yes the whole renal failure, dialysis, transplant experience can ruin your body image as well as the drugs which are bad for your skin, I have stretch marks and dark circles around eyes from the prednisolone and a fungal skin infection from the cyclosporin but your loved ones can see past all the imperfections and will only care that you are celebrating their special day with them |
AmandaG
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Username: Akgrear
Post Number: 2
Registered: 10-2011
| | Posted on Sunday, October 16, 2011 - 08:07 am: |
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Is a tan really that important compared to your health? I am new here but I have had my kidney/pancreas transplant for 6 years now and I have skin cancer. The majority of them have popped up in the last year and have grown fast. In the beginning of August I have started having them removed. So far I have had 4 surgeries (MOHS surgery which you are awake for-very unpleasant). The largest one was on top of my head. It was so large that it could not be stitched closed completely so the middle is still healing and will always be bald. Next one was at the corner of my mouth. The dermatologist tried putting the scar in the crease/smile line of my mouth but you can see it. Third surgery was right at the crease of my eyelid and below my eyebrow. It was quite ugly but looking better even though you can see it too. Fourth was in the actual eyebrow, so missing part of an eyebrow now and then there is one in between the two of those that he is waiting to do as the other two have to heal first. There are many more that surgery needs to be done on and I had a procedure called PDT just last week. It is photo dynamic therapy. They basically paint this chemical on you (in my case my whole face) and then shine a special light on it for 20 minutes after the stuff sits for 2-3 hours. The doc told me it would tingle. Well, he was sugar coating things. It burns. I had it done Thursday and it is now Sunday. My face still hurts. It is peeling, itchy still red/dark brown and the skin cancer spots are open and weeping. I will have to have more of this done as well even though I will NEVER have my whole face done again. I really haven't slept in the past 3 nights because of the discomfort. I will soon have to shave my head to treat the rest of my scalp and I am a woman so will end up with a wig or hats, etc. I have also had to change my anti rejection drugs as the one I was on can make all of this worse. This can possibly cause me to reject both organs because I have changed meds. We are watching my lab results closely.
So, is tanning for a wedding worth it because even though you may not see skin cancer right now it can be there under the surface and tanning can make it worse. You can tan but then you can also end up looking like I am going to or actually currently do and it's not getting better. I currently am not working because of these weekly procedures I am having done. With the PDT I have to stay out of the sun for 48 hours. I was a preschool teacher. There is no staying out of the sun with that job and I would most likely scare the children. Not that I think I would be allowed to work anyway with open sores on my face.
So you can look good now for one wedding and the tan will fade, but what will you end up looking like in the future. Is it worth it? I don't think so and I am not telling you this to be mean but I really don't want anyone to go through what I am going through and I am nowhere near done with all this. Please think about it long and hard. If someone only cares about you for what you look like then shame on them. My family is very supportive. My daughter is even wearing bandanas now on her head because I do and I joked around the other night that soon I would be shaving my hair like my husband and son were doing that evening. You might not have to do these things if you are careful. If you doctors don't want you doing it there is a reason for that. |
