Have you ever suffered VERY bad sunburn?

[SouthPawHitman]

Keep us posted OP. If you die be sure to tell us.

[PainfromUkraine]

Good job, you complete fucking moron.

Get well soon doe.

Ignorance of youth doe...

Wait a minute...i'm actually older than you haha.

Yeah, this was moronic to say the least.

[PainfromUkraine]

Keep us posted OP. If you die be sure to tell us.

On account of me not having a heartbeat and looking like a ****ing zombie, I'm probably already dead and am talking to you guys from beyond the grave. Treasure this gift that you all share, BoxingScene lounge members - use it wisely and responsibly.

[Szef]

Well, it ain't so cheap now. Obviously, cheaper than western Europe and for exchanging currency from pounds especially or euros works out very well. But still, prices are higher than they were...especially for people living on the current Ukrainian salaries...there actually isn't THAT many people here, which is surprising considering it's the best spot for holidaying in Ukraine now and after the loss of Crimea is the main beach resort city, but not so surprising in terms of having in mind the fact that war and economic crash has caused big problems for people's finances currently.

In terms of prices I can give you a brief estimate -

3 star hotel room 2 mins from beach for 10 nights - 200 euros/150 pounds/5000 UAH...but you could find a lot cheaper rooms, and even rent someone's flat for that price for a month

meal in any decent restaurant, tip included - 4 euros/3 pounds/100 UAH

sunbed hire on small sandy beach for all day including mattress and umbrella - 3 euros/2 pounds/70 UAH

beer in a supermarket or shop - about 40 cents/20 pence/10 UAH minimum, double that at a bar

transport via tram or bus - 20 cents, 10 pence, 5 UAH

Man, we were in college back then which means we were broke.

We rented 3 rooms from some 50+ year old lady. We couldn't afford a hotel

Don't remember exactly how expensive the liquor was, but it was much cheaper than it was in Poland at the time.

That was 7 years ago, though.

Anyway, enjoy your trip, bro

[PainfromUkraine]

Man, we were in college back then which means we were broke.

We rented 3 rooms from some 50+ year old lady. We couldn't afford a hotel

Don't remember exactly how expensive the liquor was, but it was much cheaper than it was in Poland at the time.

That was 7 years ago, though.

Anyway, enjoy your trip, bro

Sadly, I'd say the enjoyment part is now firmly out the window haha. Chances are slim to none that i'll recover enough to be going to the beach anytime between now and Saturday, so that particular element of the trip is pretty much a no-go zone now...

7 years ago, definitely a different world almost. Back then the Euro was only worth less than half of what it does now, and the pound was exchanging at one to eight rather than one to thirty-five as it is now.

[El-blanco]

I know this is the one you're talking about

Haha it actually was, the middle one especially

[Kris Silver]

I got burnt pretty bad in Egypt last month and man I was a write off for a couple of days. Have you blistered at all?

Like a lot of skin damage of any sort unfortunately it's often most sore a day or so later when you're body is in heal mode.

Keep your skin very hydrated, moisturiser, aloe vera, after sun. Greek yoghurt aswell. Sounds weird but it's very soothing.

Drink lots of water.

[PainfromUkraine]

I got burnt pretty bad in Egypt last month and man I was a write off for a couple of days. Have you blistered at all?

Like a lot of skin damage of any sort unfortunately it's often most sore a day or so later when you're body is in heal mode.

Keep your skin very hydrated, moisturiser, aloe vera, after sun. Greek yoghurt aswell. Sounds weird but it's very soothing.

Drink lots of water.

Cheers man. Yeah, i'm in a pretty similar scenario in which I think this could last from a couple more days to a week or two even, to get back to completely normal. No blisters, just the skin is really raw and tight, and on my torso in particular there seems to be clusters of tiny bumps...don't think those are blisters but are more like hives or something.

The issue as well here is the fact it might be a sun allergy as well as sunburn. My mother, who is a nurse, told me over Skype as that could be perhaps the case...think it came up in my bloodwork some years back that I am susceptible to that kind of thing as my skin is really sensitive in general.

Yeah, the yogurt thing is well-known but in some variations. In Ukraine they use sour cream instead. However, it's been a few days now and that kind of thing is mainly soothing when it's applied quickly after the burn...

Not much to do now but grin and bear it, and just drink water and stay hydrated...but **** man haha, I REALLY don't look forward to carrying a 20kg bag, plus a rucksack, on my burned shoulders when I leave on Sunday. Hopefully it will settle at least partly by then.

[Left Hook Tua]

only when i used butter instead of sunscreen.

i got burnt but i smelled delicious.

[Kris Silver]

Cheers man. Yeah, i'm in a pretty similar scenario in which I think this could last from a couple more days to a week or two even, to get back to completely normal. No blisters, just the skin is really raw and tight, and on my torso in particular there seems to be clusters of tiny bumps...don't think those are blisters but are more like hives or something.

The issue as well here is the fact it might be a sun allergy as well as sunburn. My mother, who is a nurse, told me over Skype as that could be perhaps the case...think it came up in my bloodwork some years back that I am susceptible to that kind of thing as my skin is really sensitive in general.

Yeah, the yogurt thing is well-known but in some variations. In Ukraine they use sour cream instead. However, it's been a few days now and that kind of thing is mainly soothing when it's applied quickly after the burn...

Not much to do now but grin and bear it, and just drink water and stay hydrated...but **** man haha, I REALLY don't look forward to carrying a 20kg bag, plus a rucksack, on my burned shoulders when I leave on Sunday. Hopefully it will settle at least partly by then.

If you're thinking it's bad enough it'll be a week or two I'm surprised you've not blistered. I got one on my sternum and it was like an egg lol.

Mine happened on one of the last days. Had been fine the whole trip so used a factor 20 instead of 50. Was in the pool which masks the burning sensation. Wasn't til I got out I felt it. It's ****ty, I was just OK with travelling a couple of days later. Timing is key. Opposite way of thinking about it in your position is imagine if you were at your worst for the return travel. Kick back and slob it up man!