We were told that we could put something on the burns but we had to wash it off before each rad tx. Because the skin was so raw we opted to wait until the txs were finished. It was explained to us that the lotions and creams can interfere and distort the rad beams.

After tx was over we were given some silverdene cream that is usually prescribed for burn patients. We used something called domboro for cleaning. This is over the counter and it smelled like vinegar which Harry hated. But he lived through it and it wasn't long after the tx that he healed quite well. He still has a tiny remnence of burned skin on his chest just below his collar but I am sure that will go away in time.

I was amazed at how far the burns were..... from his jaw line around to the back of his neck.... down to about a quarter of the way down his chest and halfway down his back. The only spot that wasn't burned was the spot at the base of his throat between the colar bones where they had a piece of tape over his blue cross.

When I finally took off the tape it was a little funny looking because here was all of this black burned skin and this white square right in the middle.

The burns heal but the best thing to make sure of is to keep the area clean. Especially if, like Harry had, you have open sores from the burns.

Best of luck to you.

Cindy