 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | What ointment are you using for burns? When I finally got fried I used BIAFINE. Cleared it right up. There are others that also worked for other people. Aquaphor just doesn't do it. You use it AFTER each radiation treatment, not before. Ideally you should have been using something like this even before you started treatment to prevent burns.
Take care,
Eileen
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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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