Ouch!

Today we spent the entire afternoon hanging out with the neighbors in the middle of the cul-de-sac. Everyone brought over a side-dish to share as well as some burgers to throw on the grill. It turned out to be a great spread & we overly stuffed ourselves - as usual!

Since we have all been hybernating this past winter, it was nice to get out & gather everyone together & catch up! Oh how I love our cul-de-sac get-togethers and our awesome neighbors!

Seems that once I got in the house, I noticed I was looking a little pink so I slathered on some sunblock. Little did I know that I was well beyond the need for sunblock. Around 7pm this is what I looked like:

"Ouch" is right! I don't know what I was thinking not putting on sunscreen earlier!? Maybe it was because it was only 72 degrees out? Maybe it was because I felt I needed some Vitamin D absorption? Regardless, I never burn this badly just being out in the sun for a few hours! Thank goodness my makeup has SPF 20 in it! My face didn't get burnt at all!

This got me wondering....

After doing a little research, come to find out the infertility meds I am on are photosensitive! Guess I didn't read the fine print: "A drug-induced photosensitive reaction may occur while taking this medication. It most commonly appears as an exaggerated sunburn. It occurs when a person takes certain medications or applies, either intentionally or unintentionally, offending substances to the skin and is exposed to ultraviolet radiation. A photosensitive reaction should be considered in people experiencing sunburn of greater severity than would normally be expected for them, or who develop rashes in areas exposed to the sun."

So that explains the sunburn! Great - now I am going to have to be even more cautious when I am out in the sun since I am "extra-sensitive"!