Tom - my husband had terrible burns to his neck the last week of radiation. He's two and a half weeks out of treatment and is finally almost healed. The trick is Silvadene. Smear a thin (but not stingy) layer on the entire area (not just the visibly burned parts) several times a day (washing in between each application). Leave it uncovered if possible.

I hope your doctor prescribed the 400 gram jar for you. We were given these silly 25 gram tubes at first so I wasn't using enough in order to conserve it. Get the jar! I swear, it works like magic.


Caregiver to husband, 44, nonsmoker, nondrinker
Diagnosed 7/15/08 with BOT SCC, stage IVa.
Two positive nodes removed
Cisplatin and erbitux ended 10/15/08
Radiation over 10/20/08
Back to work 11/24/08
PEG out 12/9/08
Scans 12/2008 and 3/2009 Clear