I'm about 20 rad treatments in along with chemo and am having only ONE major issue so far.

MY LIPS ARE ON FIRE!!!!

I'm thinking it's the 5FU causing this rather than the the radiation. No matter the cause, I'm open for ANY ideas for relief. The Dr has set me up for the usual stuff like the 'magic mouthwash', Hydrocodone, Triamcinolone, and Lidocane Viscous 2% liquid. They all help...but it's only TEMPORARY. As soon as any of these start to dry out (which is not that long)...the burning is back.

I'm looking for any OTC stuff or home remedies that may help keep the lips moisterized longer than 20 minutes or so for LONGER relief?????

Carmex???
Zilactin???
Epicuren???

I'm sure somebody here has used something that has helped them on this and I would really love to here your ideas????