tried my dry skin remedy yet

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lcarper2
lcarper2 Member Posts: 635 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Has anyone tried my hand treatment yet I use it 3 x aday and have not had a skin crack any where and my hands are so soft...it is something you have to do daily and often but it did work for me...

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  • JDuke
    JDuke Member Posts: 438
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    I guess I missed it.
    What dry skin remedy are you referring to? I have the dryest hands and the least bit of cold makes the end of my fingers crack. Thank goodness we don't have too much of it in Florida.
    Blessings,
    Joanne
  • PhillieG
    PhillieG Member Posts: 4,866 Member
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    Me too
    Can you go to your first post, copy the web address and then past the link in this post?
    Thanks
    -p
  • lcarper2
    lcarper2 Member Posts: 635 Member
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    PhillieG said:

    Me too
    Can you go to your first post, copy the web address and then past the link in this post?
    Thanks
    -p

    dry skin treatment
    well I had all this wrote and it just went poof and it all disapeared...anyway walgreens carries it called ADVANCED THERAPY DRY SKIN TREATMENTS ...the pharmacist recomended for the open ones to put antibotic cream and bandage them for a couple days check them and if they were not closed repeat the treatment with antibotic cream it may take 2 weeks to get one closed up but it will close and I did this for 3 weeks and kept applying the hand cream to the rest of my hands and feet I now have no open sores and smooth hands and feet...this stuff is like vasaline it only takes alittle but it works....
  • PhillieG
    PhillieG Member Posts: 4,866 Member
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    lcarper2 said:

    dry skin treatment
    well I had all this wrote and it just went poof and it all disapeared...anyway walgreens carries it called ADVANCED THERAPY DRY SKIN TREATMENTS ...the pharmacist recomended for the open ones to put antibotic cream and bandage them for a couple days check them and if they were not closed repeat the treatment with antibotic cream it may take 2 weeks to get one closed up but it will close and I did this for 3 weeks and kept applying the hand cream to the rest of my hands and feet I now have no open sores and smooth hands and feet...this stuff is like vasaline it only takes alittle but it works....

    Thanks!
    I have tried some of these and they do work. I just get them so often form the Erbitux that when one gets fixed, another one gets started then I usually get them again in the same spot. I do add some anti-biotic creme and I will sometimes use the liquid bandage over it all to seal in the ointment and it just helps to heal things fasted. I use Aquaphor (sp?) on my feet after a shower and before the socks go on and that has helped my feet a lot.

    Thank you for re-posting this info!
    -p
  • GOOFYLADIE
    GOOFYLADIE Member Posts: 232 Member
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    Have you tried
    Bag Balm (Vermont's Original) Bag Balm in a square green metal tin. It costs about 3.99 at Rite Aide, Longs, Walgreens any basic Pharmacy. It is a basic ointment salve they use for everything including cows udders. It is like a vaseline texture but has antibiotics in it too. It heals in I would say no more than 3 days for sure. I used it on my hands and fingers they peeled horribly by the nails leaving them raw during chemo. I wore white cotton gloves when I left the house before I found this, because I bumped anything with my hands and they would just bleed like a stuck pig. Any way. Hope this helps.
    (Goofyladie) Cass
  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 Member Posts: 5,044 Member
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    Thanks!
    Thanks for the tip! Cold weather just does a big number on my skin!

    *hugs*
    Gail

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