tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231649446485548787.post9075065788032224510..comments2024-02-05T00:16:50.221-05:00Comments on Loulou's views: Wake-up callLoukiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03066879990007701379noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231649446485548787.post-66225414045539838022010-04-20T10:59:23.343-04:002010-04-20T10:59:23.343-04:00oh dear 0 glad it was good news - get a spray tan!...oh dear 0 glad it was good news - get a spray tan!!<br /><br />tiarastiarastantrumshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081471547238465133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231649446485548787.post-763027244023092542010-04-20T10:49:02.579-04:002010-04-20T10:49:02.579-04:00It's all about the spray tan!It's all about the spray tan!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10920104559343925583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231649446485548787.post-67115510747045416202010-04-20T08:55:52.798-04:002010-04-20T08:55:52.798-04:00So sad to hear you had to go through this :( but s...So sad to hear you had to go through this :( but so happy to hear all turned out OK :)<br />I, too, have used tanning beds and would lie in teh sun in the 70's with baking oil (gasp) on!<br />Last fall was my wake up call...had a suspicious mole biopsied and the results came back positive for a rare aggresive cancer. I remember not being able to breathe when he told me. Worrying about my kids endlessly. Freaking out at the hospital when they were about to put me under for my second most extensive surgery. They were able to remove it all, thank God. I've had to deal with a lengthy and nasty wound healing but that is nothing compared to what could have been. I'm a lucky one :)<br /><br />Great post Loukia :)twinmomplusonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231649446485548787.post-69092094496664985722010-04-18T22:35:56.220-04:002010-04-18T22:35:56.220-04:00I am so glad it came back okay. Holy crap that is...I am so glad it came back okay. Holy crap that is scary. And being a mommy makes it so much more so! xoxo<br /><br />p.s. I am white as a ghost. I might glow when you meet me and light shines on me. I am not an angel, I just have a nasty relationship with direct sunlight ;)Brittany at Mommy Wordshttp://www.mommywords.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231649446485548787.post-31319994940425486432010-04-18T20:49:29.467-04:002010-04-18T20:49:29.467-04:00I am so glad this wake up call was just that--a wa...I am so glad this wake up call was just that--a wake up call, and nothing more serious. Glad you are ok!!Chrissy MacCEOhttp://www.lifeasaceo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231649446485548787.post-53169249319940600192010-04-18T17:06:36.583-04:002010-04-18T17:06:36.583-04:00So glad everything worked out. I regret all my yea...So glad everything worked out. I regret all my years laying out without any sunscreen at all! I cringe when I think of those days...Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05615149112130152767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231649446485548787.post-9203716925581497412010-04-17T12:07:01.377-04:002010-04-17T12:07:01.377-04:00I am very happy to hear that everything turned out...I am very happy to hear that everything turned out okay. When I was younger I remember tanning. It was so COOL to be darker. The funny thing is that I use to tan when I would go to Greece for the summer - I never tanned in Chicago. Weird huh? This is a good reminder for me to watch my little guy when he plays outside.Pres. Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18225418546314783569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231649446485548787.post-86262232032426066952010-04-16T22:29:14.776-04:002010-04-16T22:29:14.776-04:00I was so glad to read that tweet (when you got you...I was so glad to read that tweet (when you got your results) and this post! Thank GOD!Chantalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623046375096046381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231649446485548787.post-7448096726504024682010-04-15T22:19:36.025-04:002010-04-15T22:19:36.025-04:00I tanned a lot, both in tanning beds and the sun, ...I tanned a lot, both in tanning beds and the sun, when I was in my teens, but I took a trip to Costa Rica when I was 22 and saw all these women at the resort who were in their 40s and 50s who looked so OLD because they were super duper dark. Their skin looked like leather. I decided right then and there that my heavy tanning days were over. <br /><br />I've had several moles removed and spots tested. I see a derm annually. Luckily, I've never had any positive result on the biopsies, but that doesn't mean I am less diligent with my sunscreen. So, yeah, I'm kinda pasty, but I would much rather be a young-looking, no cancer-having 50 than a tan 36 year old.CaraBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04614627167922944626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231649446485548787.post-12891666507712553802010-04-15T16:39:31.040-04:002010-04-15T16:39:31.040-04:00Whew, good news. I, like you spent may years baki...Whew, good news. I, like you spent may years baking. I went to the dermatologist last summer on my own to check out my skin. Thankfully he told me I was wasting his precious time, but I waited in fear for six months for that appointment wondering what I may have done to my skin. I am a little more careful now when I sit in the sun. And gave up the tanning beds when J was born.BeachMamahttp://www.lifeisgoodatthebeach.ca/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231649446485548787.post-80352761458669815742010-04-15T14:49:38.894-04:002010-04-15T14:49:38.894-04:00Great post and I'm glad everything was okay. I...Great post and I'm glad everything was okay. I had a mole removed last year.. same thing, I was totally freaked out, convinced I was going to die, etc. Thankfully, they removed it all and there was nothing to worry about. Still, it scared me and I realized how dangerous tanning beds and the sun in general are. I would totally be all for a ban of tanning beds at every age!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231649446485548787.post-48193303502346158602010-04-15T13:03:08.537-04:002010-04-15T13:03:08.537-04:00Skin cancer is so scary and so serious. I fake ba...Skin cancer is so scary and so serious. I fake baked before prom and my wedding and that's it. And, I know it wasn't smart. And, I've had tons of moles removed. <br /><br />And, there is skin cancer in my family (not that I think it's hereditary).<br /><br />Glad you got your wake up call...and glad your mole was okay.Krystyn @ Really, Are You Serious?https://www.blogger.com/profile/02910477558968993067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231649446485548787.post-33157057880631183882010-04-14T20:56:11.549-04:002010-04-14T20:56:11.549-04:00Girl, I am an avid believer in the fact that tanni...Girl, I am an avid believer in the fact that tanning beds kill. I am also a believer in sunscreen. Lots of it.<br />I am only 25. In the past 18 months, I have had 5 basal cell carcinomas removed. If only I had listend to my Mom during my teenage years.<br />I am so glad that everything turned out ok.Haileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05708735038092522244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231649446485548787.post-58686706185985438272010-04-14T20:53:30.471-04:002010-04-14T20:53:30.471-04:00Great post and I'm glad everything was OK.
A...Great post and I'm glad everything was OK. <br /><br />As a follow-up post, how about talking about some of the tanning lotions out there? I was considering trying one for my legs this spring, but I also worry about the chemicals that may be in those products. Is there any good information out there?Finolahttp://www.finolablog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231649446485548787.post-21705629696429480882010-04-14T16:10:04.454-04:002010-04-14T16:10:04.454-04:00Omigosh, Loukia! Scary!!! I'm so happy to hear...Omigosh, Loukia! Scary!!! I'm so happy to hear you're okay. I was the same way in my 20's -- I did stuff without thinking of the consequences, and as for tanning beds...I thought, how bad can it be? I didn't do it much and I haven't gone near a bed in years, but still. That damage is always there.Shannon @ AnchorMommyhttp://www.anchormommy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231649446485548787.post-42799417209215752122010-04-14T16:05:34.863-04:002010-04-14T16:05:34.863-04:00I'm with you on this one! Great post.I'm with you on this one! Great post.anyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04690629118040879376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231649446485548787.post-44924865552172930912010-04-14T15:51:50.908-04:002010-04-14T15:51:50.908-04:00So scary, honey! I used to tan {haven't for al...So scary, honey! I used to tan {haven't for almost 10 yrs now} and I cringe thinking of how often I would go. I get nervous thinking about it--a girl whose blog I read is battling skin cancer right now :( <br /><br />Thanks for the post and reminder--I'm constantly telling my sister to stop and not to start again after she has her baby...let's hope she listens!<br /><br />Happy everything was okay for you. {{hugs}}Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18157079109164214233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231649446485548787.post-18620694954822371772010-04-14T15:38:11.111-04:002010-04-14T15:38:11.111-04:00I am so glad to hear everything is okay! I know, ...I am so glad to hear everything is okay! I know, I have spent way too much time in the sun but after having a baby am planning to park it in the shade on our beach vacations!Alecia @ Hoobing Family Adventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06924202532283765706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231649446485548787.post-53347812669912689952010-04-14T15:34:01.800-04:002010-04-14T15:34:01.800-04:00So glad to hear that it wasn't anything seriou...So glad to hear that it wasn't anything serious.Tiffany Lockettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01829031933777808369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231649446485548787.post-53976384898563115392010-04-14T15:02:01.579-04:002010-04-14T15:02:01.579-04:00So happy things were ok.So happy things were ok.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00903906052399736983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231649446485548787.post-88572692741807564092010-04-14T14:52:27.400-04:002010-04-14T14:52:27.400-04:00And people in the US wonder why there will be a ta...And people in the US wonder why there will be a tax on tanning. This is exactly why. I think they should put a special tax on fast food too. These are things that increase health risks.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16666910475457302786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231649446485548787.post-60698998951810298202010-04-14T14:52:27.401-04:002010-04-14T14:52:27.401-04:00I absolutely adore having a tan and I love the sun...I absolutely adore having a tan and I love the sun! (We holiday in Greece every summer but I load up myself and the kids with SPF 50, hats and t-shirts at the beach for the ENTIRE time we're there.) It's hard because we all tan well and just assume that b/c we can tan we'll be safe. Not true, I have to remember to be diligent! <br />I do admit that every early summer for about 3 weeks I'll go tanning to get a 'base' before we head to Greece. I just can't stand the thought of burning in the blazing hot sun (and I don't want to stand out as the whitey-Canadian girl!!) So vain I know!!Nikosmommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02128980360869456565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231649446485548787.post-64633494773094822602010-04-14T14:32:17.563-04:002010-04-14T14:32:17.563-04:00Great post! I never tan, and if I happen to be rea...Great post! I never tan, and if I happen to be reading my book in the sun I'm wearing a minimum of spf 30. I wear sunscreen every day on my face in the winter, and all over in the summer. <br />I'm a mom and a cancer survivor (non-hodgkin's lymphoma) and would never, ever sacrifice my life or that of my daughter's for a tan. Sure, you might feel "better" when you're tanned, but trust me, you feel a lot better without cancer. My advice? Get a good self tanner, or embrace your natural colour.Karma & Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06288732761739516540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231649446485548787.post-40981788144815720572010-04-14T14:32:17.562-04:002010-04-14T14:32:17.562-04:00I hear ya - I had two removed on my back when I wa...I hear ya - I had two removed on my back when I was only 19. It was scary stuff. Thankfully, I was the same as you, nothing to worry about. It really is a wake up call though... I stopped using tanning beds and was more careful to put on sunscreen more often. I could still do better, but I'm working on it!Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15353091281831678784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231649446485548787.post-41938535998327434062010-04-14T14:30:09.292-04:002010-04-14T14:30:09.292-04:00My father worked outside for 35 years and never us...My father worked outside for 35 years and never used sunscreen. He would always just tan and never burn. He's 70 yrs old now and has to go for constant surgeries to remove suspicious moles which have all come back cancerous. It's very scary and makes me not want to be in the sun at all. I see how much he's had to go through. I am crazy with the sunblock now.Sarah VMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462919058423272149noreply@blogger.com