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Dry skin after chemo and radiation treatments: Anyone else?

Posted by mark1961 @mark1961, May 4, 2023

After chemo and radiation treatments and the loss of 50lbs I have very dry flaky skin has anyone else experience this, if so what do you do for it, I have tried oils and lotions even the ones my oncologist recommends nothing seems to work

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Feb 22 5:59pm
In reply to @sandy8043 "I just finished radiation and chemo. I used CeraVe during and Aquaphor after. Right after I..." + (show)
@sandy8043

I just finished radiation and chemo. I used CeraVe during and Aquaphor after. Right after I stopped radiation the burns were very bad. I under that's common. That's when I switched to Aquaphor. My nurse also gave me some Vaseline soaked gauze wraps that were wonderful. Put those on over the Aquaphor. I wrapped a piece of cut off t shirt fabric around my neck to keep it all in place and it worked to heal quickly.

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Welcome, @sandy8043. Are you taking a break in radiation treatment to allow the burn to heal or did you finish all treatment? How is the healing going with Aquaphor?

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sandy8043 | @sandy8043 | Feb 22 8:34pm

I finished 7 weeks of radiation and chemo. I'm all healed now. I used the Aquaphor until all the redness was gone. Then switched back to CeraVe. Both were recommended by my care team at Mayo Cancer Center in LaCrosse WI.

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