Dermatomyositis and Sun Protection

Dr. Lauren Graham, co-director of the Rheum/Derm clinic at UAB joined our Zoom support group for those living with Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis and Antisynthetase syndrome to share the importance of sun protection.
The sun can cause flares! Dr. Graham makes it clear and provides tips for sun protection.
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[@monicawilson896]

You are so right. I go out completely covered with sun protection fabric and only go from the car to building until dusk or dawn. If I go to a picnic or something during full sun I feel so sick for days. The sun to me is like Cryptonite to Superman. It weakens me and give me terrible fatigue. Thank you for this talk.

[@missednoahsarc2654]

I have so much sun clothing and hats now. I really like platnum sun brand for pants and shirts. Also columbia has a great fishing line of clothes that are upf. I also have fishing gloves that have the fingers out. You can also get sunscreen sleeves to wear with your short sleeves. I even have a visor I wear over my face and my prescription glasses tint as well. I like to kayak and I have a wet suit that also has gloves and socks that go with it. I have sensitive skin that reacts badly to sunscreens but I have found la Roche posay 60 body and face anthelios melt in milk to be amazing. It is expensive. I put it on my face very thick and work it in and it disappears. I have become an encyclopedia of sun protection. It's great now that most people are into sun protection it has become less strange to be fully clothed while swimming. The designs are amazing and many people want to know where they can get it too.

[@monicawilson896]

I wear sun masks from Coolibar because of sun coming up from sidewalks too.