How to protect neck disection scar during radiation

Sam999
Sam999 Member Posts: 319 Member
in Head and Neck Cancer #1
I did not even start radiation, just had the dry run with mask and my neck disection scar isd already seems a bit row. I think it is caused by touch or mask plastic over it. Is there a way to protect it during radiation? Maybe put a gauze or something?

Thanks,
Sam

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  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #2
    Communication...
    Get with your techs, and Rads MD...they can figure out a solution to your problem... whatever you are going through, more than likely you aren't the fist.

    Best,
    John
  • Sam999
    Sam999 Member Posts: 319 Member
    #3
    Skiffin16 said:

    Communication...
    Get with your techs, and Rads MD...they can figure out a solution to your problem... whatever you are going through, more than likely you aren't the fist.

    Best,
    John

    They are putting a very thin
    They are putting a very thin gauge on it and that is helping
  • fishermanljl
    fishermanljl Member Posts: 7
    #4
    protect neck in mask
    I had them put a piece of gauze over the wound site before the mask. It helped some. Sometimes I used nothing, but I always felt that it rubbed on the mask. THe gauze should help a lot.
  • Sam999
    Sam999 Member Posts: 319 Member
    #5
    fishermanljl said:

    protect neck in mask
    I had them put a piece of gauze over the wound site before the mask. It helped some. Sometimes I used nothing, but I always felt that it rubbed on the mask. THe gauze should help a lot.

    Yup! Gauze helped a lot,
    Yup! Gauze helped a lot, scar does not bother me now with mask.

    I just do not understand why dont they do this to begin with! We have this for the first time but they go thru hundreds of patients!

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