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LiseA
LiseA CSN Member Posts: 266
in Head and Neck Cancer #1

my neck is beginning to feel hot and burn a lot. I've been using the aloe gel and calendula cream.  Hoping the raw area does not get worse. 

My skin is much darker. it's very obvious.  Does this ever lighten up?

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  • CivilMatt
    CivilMatt CSN Member Posts: 4,725 Member
    #2
    mine actually blistered

    LiseA,

    If you get bad neck burn you may have good luck with Silver Sulfadiazine Cream.  It worked for me.  Neck burn was one of the most painful side effects I had.

    The stuff is a bit messy, but does the trick. 

    Matt

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  • Barbaraek
    Barbaraek CSN Member Posts: 631 Member
    edited July 2016 #3
    Yes the area will lighten

    but I can still see where the worst burns were on my husband's neck. I second Matt's recommendation for Silvadene cream.

    barbara

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  • phrannie51
    phrannie51 CSN Member Posts: 4,716
    #4
    It took months....

    ...but the skin got back to normal.  The leathery part is what took the longest to fade away.  I did get some cracking and that hurt...but the machine broke down at the same time so I ended up with a 5 day break that did wonders.  The luck of the break down :).

    p

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  • SusanUES
    SusanUES CSN Member Posts: 125
    edited July 2016 #5
    The leathery part is difficult

    I called mine "gator skin," so rough and ugly.  I kept creaming and creaming it, making it softer and softer and then I would exfoliate the rough bits with a gauze pad.  Looks like little bits of dirt when it comes off.  Yes, the darker parts will fade in time, mine looks fine now.  I highly tout Fab First Aid Beauty Repair Cream, that helped a lot, too.

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  • LiseA
    LiseA CSN Member Posts: 266
    #6
    Good to know they will fade.

    Good to know they will fade. It's getting darker by the day and I don't want any clothing touching the area.  Couple parts look pink and raw. Not sure if it is raw. 

    Susan, how long after rads before you started working on the leathery skin?  As always, you guys rock! Thanks for the reassurance.

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  • SusanUES
    SusanUES CSN Member Posts: 125
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    LiseA said:

    Good to know they will fade.

    Good to know they will fade. It's getting darker by the day and I don't want any clothing touching the area.  Couple parts look pink and raw. Not sure if it is raw. 

    Susan, how long after rads before you started working on the leathery skin?  As always, you guys rock! Thanks for the reassurance.

    Gator skin...

    I had two very raw patches on my neck. After rads they scabbed over and I creamed them until the scabs loosened and dropped off. Probably about two weeks later I started to work on my gator skin and got most of it off in a week or so. Lise, message me your addy and I'll mail you some FirstAid Beauty Repair Cream when I'm back in the office Tuesday.

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  • LiseA
    LiseA CSN Member Posts: 266
    #8
    Susan, that is very kind of

    Susan, that is very kind of you, but I hate to impose like that.  Is it sold on Amazon?

    Has anyone used Dermoplast for burn pain? Was reading some old posts from 2011, but seems they were from the rectal board. 

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  • SusanUES
    SusanUES CSN Member Posts: 125
    #9
    No imposition....

    On my way to a picnic...message me your addy. Happy 4Th!

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  • Drivingdaisy
    Drivingdaisy CSN Member Posts: 263
    #10
    Burn Cream & Lots of Moisturizing.

    I third Matts opinion.  My rads were at lunchtime.  Aloe gel afterwards for a couple hours.  Than the Silvadene burn cream a couple times than GoldBond repeatly till bedtime.  Used gauze to remove blackened skin as it sloughed off.  Lots of GoldBond cream.  Rubbed cream in constantly.  I also had a week off which helped the healing.  Starting 3rd month post-treatment and neck shows no signs of darkening, discoloration, burn or radiation effects. I also feel  your skin type may determine reactions also. 

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  • LiseA
    LiseA CSN Member Posts: 266
    #11
    They told me at MDA no

    They told me at MDA no Silvadene until I complete my rads. Wonder why?  I have what they call olive complexion When I'm tanned but the rads are causing deep red to dark brown behind my neck. My chin is darkened and then I have the red, raw patches. I am so grateful for this weekend!!! Now what on earth to wear to sleep?  How did you all manage with pillows? I tossed a lot last night. 

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  • LiseA
    LiseA CSN Member Posts: 266
    #12
    Susan, I sent you a PM. Not

    Susan, I sent you a PM. Not sure if it worked. 

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  • CivilMatt
    CivilMatt CSN Member Posts: 4,725 Member
    #13
    you are getting closer

    LiseA,

    The neck burn was very painful to me, but the silver sulfadiazine cream made it all liveable.

    I use to put a tee shirt over my pillow for the mess.

    I don’t think I had any on during rads, but it happened toward the very end of treatments.

    Matt

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  • LiseA
    LiseA CSN Member Posts: 266
    #14
    I dont know why they restrict

    I dont know why they restrict us at MDA about using anything like that now. They said to wait until the end.  

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