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Hello @marshgirl24 I did not use fresh aloe Vera as that would have required the death of a very large or many small plants. Lol
I used a commercial 100% aloe Vera without alcohol. I used a lot of it. I even kept it in the fridge. I had 6 weeks of radiation without any serious burns, but it did feel burned like a bad sunburn and the aloe Vera made it better.
I also ditched the bra for a while in favor of a couple of soft shirts.
Mepitel gel was not even thought of at the time, I would definitely consider asking my radiologist if this is an option and if it is recommended.
How are you feeling with the plan for treatment?
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Yes!!! Real aloe vera leaf scored.
When I mentioned Mepitel at my treatment planning, I was met with silence. Finally one of the techs said that her patients using the Mepitel were the ones with the skin problems. Obviously something has gone wrong. I’m on that Mepitel FB group and everyone there has had a good experience.
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Are you talking about the Lily of the Valley aloe vera gel? Someone online also drank Johnson Aloe vera juice and said it made her feel better. I understand about the plant but many women are using strips of real aloe, from what I read.
I am happy with my team of doctors. @auntieoakley Because I was in healthcare, i read a lot, etc. It's so important to feel good (well, as good as you can feel when you have cancer) about what's going on. For some reason they did not remove any nodes. They did ultrasound (benign) and then the Breast MRI. Nodes were benign. The radiation oncologist wants to make sure "they got everything" so he lengthened my radiation. I'm fine with that. Recently I read about a new way to diagnose lymph nodes that is in trials right now. It's called InVision and uses shortwave infrared lights to find/diagnose the nodes. Small trial of 100 patients. 4% were found to have nodes that had been missed. Sorry, I'm off-topic but after reading comments in this forum and talking to friends I was excited that newer technology was in the works for that important issue.