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05-22-2018, 01:20 PM | #1 |
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Simple warning for racers
All need to begin a religious use of sun blockers. I raced for 36 years and jokingly spoke of my "burn Sunday, peal Thursday" weekly sunburn issues. Had a lot of small skin cancers frozen off and finally was prescribed 5FU anticancer cream for my arms and small areas. Well my skin on my arms looked like hamburger after two doses. Seems so much damage was the cause.
Then a dermatologist was freezing a forehead area and we found a nodule above my right eye. Thought it was a benign neuroma. Wrong. Plastic surgeon found not only the skin lesion but the tender nodule was Squamous cell CA. A one hour first surgery became 4 and a half hour, with resulting skin graft. Well 5 surgeries with two grafts later I had a lesion in the orbit which is now gone but lost upward gaze of the eye. Now 25 Radiation treatments later after surgical all clear statement. Please note this is not a" poor me statement" but an honest warning to all who spend our massive time in the sun at the races. Good Luck to all and be careful for your children too. Dick Butler GT/AA retired. |
05-22-2018, 02:51 PM | #2 |
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Re: Simple warning for racers
I suggest you listen to Dick!
I did not take sunburn seriously either and had lots of lesions burned or cut off. Still no big deal.......Until I got Melanoma which can well be deadly when it spreads through your body like weeds. Lost a big chunk of my arm and sustained a 12 Hour surgery on my kidney....... Where I died on the table several times.
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Re: Simple warning for racers
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Can be out 6 - 7 hours a day, be it Snow, Rain or Shine. Use Suntan lotion on the arms and legs and always wear a Hat. We have a Collared Uniform so the collar offers some neck protection. Sometimes wear one of those new cooling scarfs. Clouds do not stop the radiation though reduces heat. D |
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05-22-2018, 07:30 PM | #4 |
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Re: Simple warning for racers
I had a flap surgery done on my nose. One of the worst things I ever had done. Looked so bad the dog wouldn't even get near me.Remember to put sunblock on the inside of your ears also, it's often forgotten.
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05-22-2018, 07:47 PM | #5 |
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Re: Simple warning for racers
I'm not a hat person, but a baseball cap and a hand towel tucked under the back to cover my neck is part of my race attire. Sun tan lotion stays in my travel bag. A higher SPF rating helps more.
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05-22-2018, 09:19 PM | #6 |
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Re: Simple warning for racers
Squamous Cell on my arm last year. Skin graft to replace the area removed.
Ain't it purdy? Last edited by Charlie A; 05-25-2018 at 12:53 PM. |
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