Luckycat,
What store can I find the sunblock that you're talking about? I would love to find it. I'm on day 12 at 2 x a day. Now I have a bunch of little red pimples on my forehead, nothing too much on my nose or cheeks. That's pretty good. (Sounds like you were in a war w/ your erosions) But today my derma called and told me my chest biopsy showed basal skin cancer. My past sounds the same as yours. In 9th grade, my new best friend was obsessed w/ tans. Then I became obsessed w/ that golden look too. We went to the beach almost every day in the summer and then some. I think I had this problem for about seven years. Thinking back, I remember one Easter vacation when it wasn't sunny. In fact it drizzled most of the week. I remember laying out in a bathing suit in a drizzle because there was a tiny patch of sun coming out of the clouds. That's sick!
I almost never laid on my stomach, because I didn't want to waste my tan on the back of me. Now at the age of 48 I have beautiful skin on my back and legs. But my front. Yuck!
I have a reunion coming up in October, do you think my face will be in chaos? I finish up w/ my 2x a day on August 16th. Anyway, thanks for listening. Jeanne P.S. Teenagers: I hope you're listening.