Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Fair skin and light eyes means you will get a much nastier burn than someone like me that gets a beautiful tan each summer. That being said. the XRT still gave me a nasty burn at the end. I used Biafine after each XRT treatment the last week of treatment and a few weeks after and it cleared it right up. Too bad they didn't give it to me sooner, because it is supposed to help prevent the burn. Ask about it.
Take care, Eileen
---------------------- Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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