Skin Care after radiation

Ginny_B

I presume skin at the radiation site will be sorely affected during the 30 days of rads. Is there a cream I can get for my mom that will help care for her skin?

Ginny

TerryV

Ice Pack BEFORE radiation
My husband found that if he placed an ice pack on the radiation target for about an hour just before radiation, he had fewer problems than on the days he forgot. He said the days he forgot he felt more sunburned (inside & out). The ice pack seemed to eliminate that.

Hope it helps your mom.

Terry

ritawaite13

Skin Cream
Our doctor recommended Aquaphor. It's a Eucerin product and it works pretty well. She can't have it on during radiation but if you put it on right afterwards and repeatedly it can help. It sure helped my husband.
Good luck!
Rita

Ginny_B

ritawaite13 said:

Skin Cream
Our doctor recommended Aquaphor. It's a Eucerin product and it works pretty well. She can't have it on during radiation but if you put it on right afterwards and repeatedly it can help. It sure helped my husband.
Good luck!
Rita

Great! Ice pack before and
Great! Ice pack before and Aquaphor after! Thank you!

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LilChemoSmoker

RADX
Ginny,

I have not had any personal experience with this product but maybe someone else here has. I was reading on different products and none that had reviews by users like this one. Pronounced (rād-x). You can find more info about it here:
http://www.radxhelps.com/products

Hope this helps Ginny!
-Michelle

Ginny_B

LilChemoSmoker said:

RADX
Ginny,

I have not had any personal experience with this product but maybe someone else here has. I was reading on different products and none that had reviews by users like this one. Pronounced (rād-x). You can find more info about it here:
http://www.radxhelps.com/products

Hope this helps Ginny!
-Michelle

We have lots of aloe plants
We have lots of aloe plants in our yard. I will do cut and freeze and give to my mom.