Hi Barb,

I had a similar experience. During the later stages of radiation treatment I had small lesions on my neck, and my night shirts (various kinds) would rub them and open them up every night, although not much came out of them. They never were a problem for daily radiation - the Erbitux pimples on my face were much more uncomfortable (luckily they cleared up after a while - with medication)!

After treatment, both sides of my neck (front) blossomed into one hugh scab, a little over 2"x3" each side. The back of my neck had some minor lesions also. My RO thought it was the Erbitux. They didn't last very long, although like a knucklehead I rubbed one side off in the shower one day when using a washcloth.

I used the radiation cream daily (I was told to not use it any closer than 1 hour before treatment), especially near the end of treatment (I was a little lazy about it earlier).

For treatment after radiaton, I just kept the scabs moisturized with aloe.

Chris