Preventing Skin Infection During Rads

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elise24601
elise24601 Member Posts: 155
edited February 2017 in Radiation Therapy - Before, During, and After

I've had 20 of 28 treatments so far, am badly burned. The rads onco sees me once a week, told me today it looked "totally fine." It's dark bright red and the top layer of skin is peeling off! I'm so confused, she said this was "normal and expected." But I'm so worried the open areas will become infected! Ive heard so many horror stories (cellulitis, etc) what can I do??? I already use aloe, Miaderm, Jeans Cream, My Girls, etc…but these are just to soothe the itch, I know they can't prevent skin breakdown :(

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  • AmusingSoprano
    AmusingSoprano Member Posts: 114
    edited February 2017

    Find Mepitel strips and put them over the entire area. Keep a wet cloth inside a plastic bag in the fridge, and gently hold it over the area 6 or more times a day. It makes me so angry to see women with these terrible burns when they can prevented or at least minimised.

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