Jessica,

John's doctors recommended Lubriderm. Another cream which we liked was Glaxal Base. You should expect some redness during the first week. By the second or third week you might see broken skin. We were told to be conscientious about saline soaks -- putting regular medical saline on a clean J cloth on the sore and cover it with a clean towel. Leave the saline on for 10, 15 minutes and then let it air dry and then put cream on. Do this three or four times a day. The saline is pretty good with drying up the sores. ChristineB also recommends an antiseptic cream, but I have never used it, so I'll leave it up to her to tell you about it. Remember to pat the cream on, and don't rub it in. If the sores are really bad, you may want to cover them with a non-stick dressing in between saline soaks.



Gloria
She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails... Elizabeth Edwards

Wife to John,dx 10/2012, BOT, HPV+, T3N2MO, RAD 70 gy,Cisplatinx2 , PEG in Dec 6, 2012, dx dvt in both legs after second chemo session, Apr 03/13 NED, July 2013 met to lungs, Phase 1 immunotherapy trial Jan 18/14 to July/14. Taxol/carboplatin July/14. Esophagus re-opened Oct 14. PEG out April 8, 2015. Phase 2 trial of Selinexor April to July 2015. At peace Jan 15, 2016.