Anyone had GentleCure (IM-SRT) for Basal Cell Carcinoma?

I hav finished 21 days of gentle cure. My mouth is so dry. So far that is all. The radiation was beside. The front of my left ear. The radiologist said, it wasn't from radiation. But she put a lead shield from
My neck down. she says its superfical only skin deep and should Not cause any problem. I think it does affect diff people diff ways.
Sorry u r having problems.

A year ago I had Basal cell on the edge of one nostril. There were 30 radiation treatments so they were low dosage for a very short time. I had a mask which protected the surrounding tissue. I began to have fatigue after the 20th treatment. Other than that the edge of my nose feels a little like cooked meat, which I suppose it is.

Be sure to keep a good moisturizer on it all the time. I wish you well.

I have a squamous cell carcinoma under my nose and above my lip. They told me I must do mohs surgery. They did not give me any other option. I decided to research on my own and found Gentle Cure. I made an appointment and was told I was a candidate for this treatment. My research showed it has been around since 2016 and more than 50,000 people had the treatment. My surgery is scheduld for January 15th and I must make a big decision. The surgeon showed me how he was going to cut and it was a large area. Does anyone know anyone who had this trearment?

Call Gentle Cure No surgeries. I had skin cancer on my nose in 1995. 4Hours in doctor office in Jan 1995.
Cut then checked repeatively. Then June went in the hospital to have skin graft then Oct 1995 had 26 weeks of radiation. Worst year of my life. Now another between my nose and uppee lip. I dont want surgery again so Gentle Cure said I am a candidate but I am looking for someone who had the treatment to talk to.

@bhintz777, welcome. I see that you are interested in connecting with other members who have experience with Image-Guided Superficial Radiotherapy (IGSRT), a non-surgical treatment for common skin cancers (like basal and squamous cell). GentleCure is a brand name of IGSRT.

Surgery or radiation is a hard choice. You may also be interested in this related discussion:
- What is better for treatment of basal skin cancer radiation or Mohs?https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/what-is-better-for-treatment-of-basil-skin-cancer-radiation-or-most/

I just finished my second MOHS surgery on my left had in on month. Had MOHS surgery a month ago that shocked me to see how much skin and depth of skin removed. Got dissolvable sutures that are still bothering me.

Wednesday 01/07 had another MOHS surgery on same hand. About a 1/2 inch from the other surgery site. Was told not connected to first one. This one required two surgeries meaning the first cut did not remove all the cancer so they do another removal to make sure nothing shows up pathologically.

What can I say. I think MOHS is excellent in that don't let you leave until no sign of cancer. My poor hand though was still healing. Now another surgery and quite large amount of skin removed both wide and deep. This time they used regular stitches (have to be removed). But this time unlike last time got some high pain from last surgery site unlike none from first.

Not sure if the cause is different type of sutures but quite painful. Sent message to MOHS surgeon (Mayo Jacksonville) about pain. Scheduled to have stiches removed in 1 week.

Not sure if others have had multiple surgeries in same location but thought I would pass on my experience with this. I was not given an option when biopsy came back positive on this last SCC.

Now this is the 3rd SCC surgery in last 2 months. What am I doing wrong I asked. Answer, nothing. This is most likely caused what you did 20-30 years ago and most likely cause is sun damage over time.

I had not heard about the IGSRT and don't even know if can be used for deep SCCs. But since reading the other posts on this type of skin cancer treatments will certainly asked my dermatologist if it is applicable for me. As can barely use my left hand to type this.

In addition to SCCs I have had about 6 BCCs also surgically removed. Oh boy, do I wish I could go back in time and not get all those sun burns of my teens, 20s, and 30s.

Hi I hope everyhing heals well for you.

I am going to try gentle cure this time. They suggested Mohs surgery but I found out that is always the go to treatment. He showed me how he would cut and wow what a large scar thst would be. It is on my face, below the nose and above my lip. They said I am a candidate so I am staying positive, I definitely prefer no scar. SCC

I am searching for people who already had this trearment. I was offered no alternative. In researching, I found Gentle Cure

@bhintz777 Hi, yes, I did Gentle Cure on both my spots above my upper lip and below my nose. I have no scars now and I’m happy! But, I’m a super sensitive person and the radiation did affect me, my energy waned, I felt dizzy at times, and it affected my immune system And thyroid. But, I’m also post-menopause, post-hysterectomy, post-appendectomy and post Covid survivor (4x), so maybe you’ll be just fine! I would recommend drinking lots more water, take immune supplements like Airborne, Vit C, magnesium, zinc, eat lots of fruits and veggies, lean proteins, complex carbs, you’ll do great!!! Hope this helps, let me know if you have more questions! It doesn’t hurt at all, and they let me hold my favorite teddy bear every time!! I did have to use a tooth guard, and have them use a new one each time, they reused the one I had each time for 15 sessions and it caused me to have two UTI’s and a kidney infection in the hospital, so change it each day!! Sending you healing ❤️‍🩹 blessings and keep me posted!!! 🙏🙏❤️❤️🙏🙏 Mia 😊😍

@bhintz777 Best of luck to you! I've had so many BCCs and SCCs but I'm fairly certain I had this myself in the past for one on my face also. How many treatments do you anticipate?

@pianist3 I am assuming you had some blistering? if so, how long before they healed?