If Robin continues to work in his chosen profession, it is absolutely IMPERATIVE that you find some way of separating his neck from the slime, mold and general corrosion a plumber inevitably comes in contact with. I am a nurse, and am facing the same issues. Ideally, Tegaderm or Op-cite would be the answer, but once you glue those thin pieces of adhesive plastic on, you must ultimately tear them off. BAD SCENE! You want to hear SCREAMING? So the best thing would be to get some Silvadene or Zinc Oxide and goop his neck up, then put an ABD pad or gauze dressing over top and try to find some place that doesn't hurt to stick the tape to. Then a turtleneck shirt or sweater. Just keep the radiation site from getting an infection in it.

Best of luck, I am now 9 treatments away from being done.

Andrea

SCC L lat tongue,Dx 9/15/05 T1N0MX L MND and L lateral hemiglossectomy 10/03/05. Recurrence 11/15/06 2nd surgery 12/04/06 hemiglossectomy 3rd surgery 01/15/07 tonsillectomy Radiation 01/25/07 to 03/08/07 3-D/CRT X 30