Skin Sensitivity After ICU

[BigH63]

Hi Everyone one. Q: since coming out of ICU last year my skin is definitely more susceptible to burning in the sun than it’s ever been and I was blonde and have fair skin. But now it only seems to take 5 mins or less to get the starting of sunburn? Anyone else?

regards

BigH

[Sepsur]

because of my CLL & subsequent treatment, I have 10x greater chance of skin cancer, so I stay out of sun mostly.

If it helps, I’m more sensitive to everything, loud noise, bright light, allergies, hay fever, more susceptible to colds & infection, more susceptible to cuts going septic - you name it …..

[CCXLI]

I agree. I've always been overly pale and suncream was always my friend but I only have to sit out in the sun now and I feel a burning right away. Factor 50 everytime without fail. However I've also noticed I have issues with temperature regulation. It could be a cool but warm night and I'd be shivering cold. There's no happy medium.

[Dream_Warrior]

This happened to me but it was the because of the anti fungal medication I was put on from a fungal infection that I caught in the hospital while in the ICU. I’m still dealing with it three years later.

[Ellipirellis in reply to Dream_Warrior]

Thanks for you comment and competance. Can you say a little more please about the meditation and What happened to you? Love Ellen

[BigH63]

Hi Dream Warrior.

Thanks for replying. I’ll have to get my medical note from when I was in ICU. Funny you use that tag. When I was in ICU a male nurse or might have been my delirium I’m still not sure, but he cam over to me one night ? And said do you want to be a Worrier or a Warrior loudly, I said Warrior. Never forget that. But no one seems to know who he was ? Delirium? Real?

[Ellipirellis]

Yes, BigH63 this has been a problem for me to as well after long time in ventilator in ICU. I also have had scin problems, rash on the face, a lot on the forehead and around the nose / cheeks. Never had anything like it before i got sick (now 18 months ago). Lot of red spots, which come and go, the same can flare up if I sit in the sun. I have relatively light skin, but tolerate a lot of sun, and get tan quickly. It's terribly distressing and it feels limiting, and occasionally it itches.

[BigH63 in reply to Ellipirellis]

Thank you Ellipirells. Interesting to know and I feel for you. I also am fair skinned blonde hair but salt and pepper now lol, I always tanned easily and went a lovely beach boy golden tan. But I only have to sit in moderate sun and I can feel it bite. Interesting what Dereham Warrior said about the fungal medication.

Good luck for the future.