Hi Jack:
I forgot, until I read Kathy's reply to you, about the Silver Sulfadiazine Cream for your neck. It's what most hospitals use for burn patients, and I finally was given a prescription when my neck started getting so bad it started peeling off like strips of burned bacon. You may already have it, but if not, ask your radiation oncologist about it. It did wonders for my neck. You gob it on and put a towel over it and clip it on while you're lying down or propped up. Keep it on all the time. After my neck healed, the nurses at the CCI told me how concerned they were at how bad my neck was and afterwards could barely tell I had ever had such a burn. So, try that if you haven't already. Good luck and keep us informed.
julieann


Julieann
Nov 2007 SCC on right tonsil following tonsillectomy. Was smoker, QUIT. (Stage IV T2 N2b) 7 weeks radiation one day/wk chemo (carboplatin and 5-FU). Allergic to Taxol; PEG in, lost 30 lbs. TX completed January 2008. PEG out mid- 2008. PET/CT 1/17/2011;2/3/12 NEGATIVE for cancer smile