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Anyone have tips on sun protection?

Transplants | Last Active: May 8, 2022 | Replies (115)

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@dstavro5

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@dstavro5, I would like to Welcome you to Mayo Connect. My transplant was 11 years ago. Before my transplant, I was a sometimes sunscreen user. Since my transplant, I am very careful to adhere to the advice of my transplant team by using sunscreen as a routine practice on a daily basis. It is now a habit for me.
How can I help you to find answers about your sunscreen usage? Have you recently transplanted?

@dstavro5 Like you, for a long time I did not apply sunscreen. And growing up, it was just not something that we even thought about, much less had to use. I remember using baby oil to promote suntanning. Take it from me, a red-haired gal, I had several bad sunburns. Fast forward to today, and I remember to put on sun protection. Why? Because I didn't take care of my skin, didn't practice good protection, and have had skin cancer, up to and including malignant melanoma. It's no picnic. There are sunscreens that do not feel greasy, and ones that are tinted.
Ginger

Skin cancers, I find, just come to me. I’m better with Using sunscreens now but...
Please advise, if you know, how do Y’all find a Transplant Team in Scottsdale, AZ?
I don’t even have a nephrologist yet, so still use UCSD in CA. Been here a year. Thanks for all insight ...