Neck Burns Poll

Thanks!! Yeah, there are lots of Instructions which pertain to radiation treatments, lall weighed to keep us as safe as possible.

I am at a Comprehensive Cancer Center ( and 120+ yeah old School of Medicine)--- Its great because they give radiotherapy patients an entire Booklet, complete with the Mouth Rinse recipes, etc etc. And my R O is a fantastic man who was ( still is !!) Available to talk/ message on weekends, late at night, etc. He also plays role of Advocate for H/ N cancer patients and fixes any problems you encounter.

It's funny, in another cancer forum a woman was preparing to apply some kind of emollient cream to her chest, before radiation.

I quickly explained why this was a no-no. She was going to do it, in spite of her R O instructing her to Not.

I tried to make a " funny " out of it and remarked something about this wasn't a beach trip, or going to the tanning bed. Just joking around and boy, did she ever get mad !!

I swear , ...the things people get ticked over is just incredible. Incredible.... It makes us feel like we are Wasting our time, in trying to inform, through our own very hard roads.

Anywiay, thank you Seige. I hope your New Year starts good. Mine begins My bday morning in the hospital, putting me under Anesthesia for a risky procedure. Risky on several fronts, actually... But I cannot swallow anything now but dips of liquid and even that's being thrown back at me. Gee, I hope to get some relief. Message me anytime..

LitlCJdoll

Hello Stephie75,

I had a very bad case of radiation dermatitis that started during my 6th week of head and neck radiation treatments. It started with red skin that looked like a very bad sunburn. By the end of the 6th week I had developed huge open wounds on my neck, bottom lobe of my R ear, and front area of my chin. It looked awful. And it was so painful I could hardly stand to wear my radiation face mask. When they removed my mask after each radiation treatment there was always debris from the wound on the mask. The radiation therapists felt badly for me. All I remember is that they kept saying, "Don't worry, your skin will heal."

Stephie, I am happy to tell you that they were right. It's been 5 weeks since I completed my treatments, and my skin is almost completely back to normal. The only thing that is not back to normal is an area below my neck that is a little darker than the rest of my skin. My oncologist assures me that the darken area will also return to normal. It wouldn't bother me if it didn't. It's not that noticeable. Most people have uneven skin tone in certain areas.

I had a total of 35 treatments, 70 gys to the R side of my neck and 54 to the L. Most of the skin damage was on the R side, but I did develop some dermatitis to the L as well. As soon as I developed my skin problems I scheduled an appt with my radiation oncologist. He gave me Silvadene to put on the open wounds and Aquafor for the red unbroken areas. He gave me strict instructions to apply the both ointments as soon as I got home from the rad treatments. And do not reapply until after the next rad treatment.He said there should never be any type of lotion or lubricant applied to the skin 4 hours prior to a radiation treatment. I followed those instructions to the letter. But once I completed all my radiation treatments I kept my neck covered in Silvadene and Aquafor. Within a week I couldn't believe how much my skin had improved. By the end of the 3rd post treatment week, the skin on my neck was 90% back to normal. Thank the Lord for that!

I hope my experience with neck burns offers you some comfort. Best wishes to you.

Boston Bunny

I pray for your recovery. I don't understand why your doctor doesn't want you to be in a support forum. I wouldn't take that advice.

Stephen 75 , agree with your comment. 💐