Sunbed Shock

Could it have been the previous client used a tingle cream and that’s transferred onto your body ?

Your mother is a fool.

Of course sunburn can require urgent treatment. Listen to 111

But it’s not a bit of sunburn. It’s a lot of what could be very bad burns. NHS website suggests urgent appointment if you are dizzy or shaky. Honestly go to A&E.
Have you been to your pharmacist at all?

I agree.

I do honestly believe A&E would be best. I think you quite possibly need decent pain relief, fluids, and dressings for the worst patches.

OP, your mother has no idea how serious burns can be. Please Go to A&E, now. Your body desperately needs help and the doctors will give it. They won't care how you got burnt, but they will care about rescuing a system in dangerous shock.

You should never burn on a sunbed, so you’ve clearly gone against your skin type and tanning time, 20 minutes is unheard of !!!

Im sure you’re skin will sort its self of out in time but that is scary and dangerous. Unfortunately these places exist and you’ll have to educate yourself on what is safe and isn’t ! Did you not feel like it was too much and to get off the bed ?

PLEASE go to A&E then. They will give you something for the pain as well as treating the burns. Never mind what your mother said.

as they have told you to go are you going to head over there now? Take some water and wear some comfortable clothes

30 years ago I went on one for longer than 20 mins and also burned,my one and only time. I am paying for it now with skin issues and have been treated for skin cancer and another one has come up recently. No idea why these salons are legal.

The OP said she'll be seeing her GP tomorrow.

Looks like it might be worth seeing your GP?

Well, yes, if you tell 111 that you have 80% burns, they are rather likely to tell you to go to A&E, as that would be the sensible course of action. At the very least be aware that your skin barrier is impaired, and you're going to be losing fluid. You need to at the very least drink much more than normal, preferably with some electrolytes in some of it (like diarolyte).

I mean if you’re a white person your lifetime risk of a melanoma is 3%. So it only increases it to 5.5ish? It’s not great but it’s not as alarming as your wording makes it seem. You’re not guaranteed to get skin cancer OP, take care of your burns first.

the OP has said she’s a worrier. Less of the alarmist language, it can wait.

This happened to me as a teenager 🙈 only i had rented a bed to the house. I was so badly burned my face was covered in blisters and my eyes were swollen almost shut 😵 chest was covered in blisters as well and I felt like I had the flu. No lasting scars at all but I've never used a sunbed since!

She has second degree burns all over her body - that’s very worrying and has the potential to be very dangerous.

OP, perhaps a cool shower & maybe a damp bed sheet over you while in bed & cold flannel on forehead . If you get too cold you can take it off of course. Do you have Any after sun or aloe Vera ? Stay hydrated .
i think this is just a one off so you shouldn’t need to worry too much I think. If you feel any worse your DP should take you to A&E. Sunstroke can be dangerous. Hopefully you can cool yourself down enough though

I remember after I got burnt in the sun once the skin on my legs stopped being flexible for a couple of weeks and it was hard to walk because I couldn't bend my legs. That was weird.

It was in Scotland and we were so happy when the summer arrive that we sat out for far too long. Sun burn is to fiddly because the burn appears a few hours after the end of the sun exposure, when it is far too late to do anything about it.

OP maybe you could get an SAD lamp instead. They are safe and will give you all the happy sunshine feelings without getting you toasted.

I know it’s late but if you can get lots of tomatoes squeeze them and rub over your skin, will take the heat out. I was told to do this by an old Spanish lady when I got burnt years ago and it really helped.

I’m in Australia and sun beds are actually illegal here because of the cancer risk. 20 minutes is a very long time, I think you should probably go to hospital to have the burns assessed. They may need to be property dressed to help avoid scarring.

@SansaStark90 please call 111- their answer is not always to go to a&e they will advise what to do.

We all make mistakes and any professional you end up seeing will have seen something worse.

Please take care.

I hate sunbeds never been on one.
I dont like the sun and also hate hot weather and holidays in the sun bathing.
I like my pale with a slight olive tone skin im brunette with hazel eyes so i dont burn quickly but i would never chance it..
The sunbed death scene in final destination scared me to blazes.

I too have burnt in the past ( natural sun not sun beds). The best advice is to try to take the heat out of it by lying with big wet bath towels / flannels over you. It really helps. You’ll maybe blister, then in a weeks time you’ll peel . Hope you are ok. It’s painful

OP, I really hope you’re okay. I would seek medical advice if I were you first and foremost.

Secondly, please make a complaint to the sunbed shop as 20 minutes is absolute madness. This picture was me after 5 minutes, I never used a sunbed again. This was 7 years ago and I thought I’d go a couple times a week for a few weeks before holiday to build a tan as you can see from my white bits I’m quite pale although dark haired.

I didn’t have any initial burn/pain, I went out for a family dinner that evening and literally felt myself burning up.

I hope you’re okay x