Summer 2013 Rads

Hi Karyn, Annie on this thread had recommended the thunder ridge emu oil in the blue bottle- I got three of the two ounce bottles on amazon.



That is cool that your hubby will research it.

So sorry that is happening so early, lets hope it does not get worse.



Miaderm is also recommended, there were clinical trials done and it helped significantly.



Thank you for the PMs



Good luck!

no, it comes out as an oil

Congrats TMM!! Yipee!

Yeah TMM!!! So happy for you!!!

Just saw a dermatologist for a routine skin check, and once she saw the broken down skin she prescribed biafine. Is anyone using biafine? The dermatologist said once I start using this stuff I will see improvement very quickly.

congrats TMM60.. only 2 more for me!

Congrats TMM!!  YAHOO!!!

Heart, no... my skin is still peeling and raw, I don't feel like I am healing quickly.. I have follow up Wednesday.  Let me know what you think of the prescription.

IamNancy.. at the home stretch.. yippee!!

Heart, my DH had skin cancer in his ear canal, pretty freaky, and had 35 radiation treatments for that. Our dermatologist loaded him up with samples of biafine and told him to use it from the start generously and all the way through his rads. He had some samples left and I used them up. Of course my breast is a lot more area to cover than his ear canal, so the samples didn't last me very long. I think it's good stuff.

Good news Karyn! We have Annie to thank for the emu oil- I am using it too.



Good luck everyone.

You're welcome ladies! Actually I just learned about it from others on these boards, but I think that was an older rads thread. I've used other things too, like acohol free Aloe Jelly plus the Medline cream my treatment center gave me and some Biafine samples. It seems like some gals have their skin break down no matter what they do. I only have four treatments left out of 25 and I have a red rash in the crease under my breast now and my lumpectomy incision stings, but if that's as bad as it gets, I'll count myself blessed.

Idesim- I am so sorry you are still in so much pain. I will let you know once I get the biafine. There was some sort of snafu between the doctor and the pharmacy yesterday. The doctor said she sent the script but the pharmacy says they never received it. Trying to get that worked out this morning.

Lenn13ka- Well....now don't get worried.....mine cleared up right about the time my skin started breaking down. Don't know if it was going to get better anyways, or if maybe with the skin breakdown I noticed it less and thus did not scratch at it during my sleep to further irritate it. However, it came back last week after I finished whole breast rads. It got better after my (unbroken down) skin peeled. It just kind of peeled it away and cleared all the bumps. Not sure how far back you have read in this thread, but some of the women really like the Frogg Toggs chilly towel you can get on amazon. That might help as well.

Yeah Nancy!! Almost done!!!

Thanks AnnieLane- If my doctor and pharmacy can get this straightened out, I can't wait to try it.

Well....woke up this morning, and so far the boosts area had remained intact. Sigh.....not anymore. I noticed that the smell had kind of come back yesterday but it wasn't the mepilex that smelled, and this morning the boost area is definitely breaking down. Really kind of worried about the scar right now. It doesn't look too good, and there is some drainage. Urgh!!!!! Hoping the Biafine really does greatly improve my situation like the dermatologist said it would.

Thank you so much Sciencegal! I am going to look on Amazon. I have a Prime account there. I just give up with the dermatologist and the pharmacy. The doctor says they have sent the prescription and the pharmacy says they don't have it again. I guess maybe I don't need a prescription for it. Hopefully this is the last of the break down. They did tell me the skin breakdowns could continue for 7-10 days after the rads to that area ended, so it is not a total shock at least. Hope you are doing well!

Edit- Just looked at the stuff on Amazon, and it is the non-prescription strength of the stuff my dermatologist told me about. Guess I am going to keep hunting the doctor's office for the prescription.

Hi Breezie, Is your whole breast red or is it a small splotch? I have the same thing, after 2nd treatment, but it's my whole breast. Doc said it can happen and often times doesn't get any worse....

Soteria, that table is the pitts!!!!!  My first planning I was on the table for about an hour, then the called me back later that week and it was another 2 hours.  Most of my appointments are 30 minutes, but a couple have been 45.  Tomorrow they re-do me at the half way mark and I have 1.5 appointment.

Taking a pain pill helps some, but after a while, nothing is going to help.  (I'm usually good for 30 minutes, and it becomes horrible after that without a break).  I've been doing PT every other week to help stretch me because most of my problem is pulling under my arm and across my scar from surgery.  

The up side of it is that once you are off the table, there are no lingering pains.

Hi everyone,

I haven't posted much because my schedule with kids and work and treatment is a little nuts, but I have been keeping up on reading your experiences and suggestions - thank you for all the insight!

I just have to share that today is my last of 33 treatments (10 boosts) and I am so excited to be done!