 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,409 | I found it better to just tough out the stubble until the hair began to vanish on its own. Shaving was painful and unpleasant and after awhile the least of my concerns. Then after it was all over, between the sensitive skin from the rads and the scar tissue et al from the surgery, I just left the beard (such as it is) and have been wearing it ever since: 9 years later. The thought of shaving now fills me with dread.
David 2
SCC of occult origin 1/09 (age 55)| Stage III TXN1M0 | HPV 16+, non-smoker, moderate drinker | Modified radical neck dissection 3/09 | 31 days IMRT finished 6/09 | Hit 15 years all clear in 6/24 | Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome kicked in a few years after treatment and has been progressing since | Prostate cancer diagnosis 10/18
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