Burning during radiation treatments?

Wendy Joy said:

I used organic coconut oil. 

I used organic coconut oil.  I didn't burn at all just looked a little tan (in fact almost a year later I still have faint tan lines around my left breast).  You can get the coconut oil at Trader Joe's and it smells so good that I still use it and all over my body! 

I bet that would smell good, but, would that be ok to use, if it had a fragrance?  I use unscented soaps as I was told no scents.

Lynne

Hi Candi, I read you had a lumpectomy & 3 weeks into radiation your skin is pink..Did your doctor give you cream to put on after radiation?..The reason I'm asking..I had a double mastectomy..radiation 5 days a week for 6 weeks..by the end of my 3rd week..my skin was so pink & hurt..even with the cream..How long & how often do u still have to have radiation & I'll tell u what to do..I also went thru extensive chemotherapy & surgery..I will be totaly honest with u..but I need to know more about you.

Watercolor said:

Everyone reacts differently

Everyone reacts differently to treatments.  Ten+ years ago I was diagnosed with DCIS.  Lumpectomy, full course of rad treatments, five years of Tamoxifen.  I am fine today and no worse for wear.  Far as rads go, my skin got only pink and dry after app. 33 treatments.  Not sore at all.  My rad onc recommended Fruit of the Earth 100% aloe vera gel (fote.com).  I applied four times per day.  Started with it few days before rads.  He also recommended either Basis or Ivory soap.  In any case, NO products containing alcohol.  Many skin products do contain it.  I did so well with rads that he said there was no need for me to come back for 2-week post rads check-up.  

Aloe vera gel 100% is good for any burns.  Make sure to always have something on your skin Candi, except prior to your treatment.

JJ

coco2008 said:

New here also.

They are still deciding on tx, but it looks like radiation will be a part of it.  Am I understanding that you can apply lotion immediately after rad treatments?

 

You can put your creams on right after rads, but, not before.  Your skin needs to be clean and free of anything.  Slather it on as much as you want when you come out from your treatment.

Candi Cane said:

Sorry Charlie that you're

Sorry Charlie that you're turning pink too.  I wish I was done, but, still have more to go.  I will ask about using the green tea.  What is Triamcinalone for?  Is that for the burning?  I can't stand having anything touch the area.  This is hard..

Candi

Rads are very tough to get through Candi.  I don't know how much longer you have, but, I know you can do it.  I was red too and my skin hurt, but once you're done, you'll be so proud of how you've endured this to fight the cancer.

Keep posting updates for us.

SIROD said:

Radiation

I have done 36 radiation treatment and was badly burned in my neck.  Mine was in the area of the axilla where a good size tumor was found 4 years after diagnose.  The area that was burned happened on a Friday night so I suffered the whole weekend.  They gave me something on Monday and the lesion healed right away.   I took myself to the center which was about 1 hour from where I live.  A year after radiation, I lost the bottom half of teeth on the side I was radiated on.  It killed the saliva gland and all my teeth collapsed at once which required a bridge.

Found radiation to be the easiest of all treatments, (surgeries, chemotherapies, hormonal drug therapies).  I would choose it over any of the other options.  I suffered less with it and once done, it was done.  Except for the teeth but the problem had a solution which I did.

Doris

 

I've started radiation too and it isn't easy.  Starting to dread having to do this for weeks yet, but, I know I have to. 

I am lucky as my husband is taking me every day.  I hated for him to take off work, but, he said he wouldn't have it any other way.  It does make me feel good knowing he is there with me.

The technicians and my radiation onco are great.  I really am so lucky to have such a great team, and, I really feel they are my team.

I haven't read all of the posts here, but, I will for any help. 

Wishing everyone going through rads now good luck. 

SIROD said:

For Kobias

"Starting to dread having to do this for weeks yet, but, I know I have to."

You will be surprise how fast the weeks fly by and then it is OVER.

Best wishes,

Doris 

The weeks did go slow for me too Kobias.  8 weeks of rads is a long time.  Too bad it couldn't be just once a week, with a couple of weeks off.  I wouldn't have minded it so much. 

I do hope it goes fast for you.  Keep updating us and I see you are new, so, welcome to the site.

Hugs, June

June Bugs said:

The weeks did go slow for me

The weeks did go slow for me too Kobias.  8 weeks of rads is a long time.  Too bad it couldn't be just once a week, with a couple of weeks off.  I wouldn't have minded it so much. 

I do hope it goes fast for you.  Keep updating us and I see you are new, so, welcome to the site.

Hugs, June

Thanks June, I will.  Once a week would be great!  But I don't think that will happen. 

DianeBC said:

I took vitamins before rads

I took vitamins before rads and was also told to not take any during rads.  You don't want anything to plump up and make stronger any cells, especially the cancer cells.

Diane

My rads onco told me too that I should stop all vitamins and take no antioxidents.  The reasoning is you don't want to feed the cancer cells anything that might help them and certain vitamins can.  Check with your own rads onco if you are taking vitamins and see what he says.