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Skin Care during Radiation?

Posted by marshgirl24 @marshgirl24, Nov 4, 2024

Next month I'll have three weeks of radiation. (up from one , but I'm grateful for the change made by my radiation oncologist, who said he noticed something on my biopsy. His goal was to help me live another twenty years.) Someone on this loop commented that she used "fresh aloe vera." Does that mean a plant? If so, where do you buy it and how do you prepare it? Thanks for any other additional skin tips. My 3 weeks will be between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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ebtexas55 | @ebtexas55 | Feb 8 8:27am
In reply to @peggydobbs "My dermatologist told me that the skin of the breast(s) that received radiotherapy should be checked..." + (show)
@peggydobbs

My dermatologist told me that the skin of the breast(s) that received radiotherapy should be checked by a dermatologist every 6-12 months--because there is a (small) likelihood of developing skin cancer there. Also, a full body check for skin cancer every 12 months is recommended, since skin cancer is more likely once one has breast cancer. Who knew?

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If youre going thru radiation, consider using aloe vera gel after each treatment… 4-5 tomes a day.
Score an aloe vera leaf and slather the gel all over the breast. Stay shirtless for a out 30 mins.
At night or in lieu of real aloe vera, use Lily of the Desert 99% aloe gel.
It really works. I did the for 30 days. Drs amazed. No redness and my breastless chest looks like a babies.

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carolmc | @carolmc | Feb 8 11:04am

When I had radiation, my surgical scar began to crack. I went to a wound care center and they applied an agent called Santyl with a plastic mesh over it and then neatly covered it. 3 days later, the skin was renewed with no burning or itching. I highly recommend this for radiation burns. I informed the radiologist they needed to be informing patients of this. Good luck.

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