Question about ointment/cream for radiation

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wbts
wbts Member Posts: 56
edited June 2014 in Radiation Therapy - Before, During, and After

My mom is beginning radiation for recurrent breast cancer on Thursday and  last time didn't have radiation but chemo with mastectomy so we are new to radiation therapy. My question is I would like to get her the best cream I can get for her skin and wonder what you suggest?  I also think I'll get her some 100% cotton white tee shirts just from reading the boards, is there anything else that would make this easier for her??  Any advice you have is greatly appreciated! Thanks!!

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  • Faith316
    Faith316 Member Posts: 2,431
    edited April 2011

    I used Aquaphor every night.  It is very greasy so I didn't use it during the day because I didn't want to get it on my clothes.  I'm not sure how much it helped though.  I did burn, but have a very fair complexion and they used a boluce on me every treatment so nothing may have preventing me from burning.  But -- when I did have burns, a prescription cream they gave me called Silvadene worked wonders.  I also had problems with the skin under the breast getting very raw.  A small piece of a soft t-shirt under the crease helps to keep skin from touching skin.  Good luck to your mom.

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  • jdootoo
    jdootoo Member Posts: 253
    edited April 2011

    I will recommend my favorite cream, my sister's friend makes it. If your mom is not allergic to lanolin, I think she would really like it (it is all natural) Shepherd's Choice Lanolin Rich Moisturizer. Shepherdschoice.com 

    I am not trying to push her products, they just really worked for me better than anything else I tried. Best of luck!

    One love, Jackie 

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