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Cyst bath was a life saver for me, along with keeping aquafore on my skin. Could not use the aquafore in the vagina area as it caused me to get a urinary tract infection. I had my doctor prescribe me with mupirocin cream. It was a life saver as well. No tight clothes. And when you are under chemo treatment make sure if possible your urine does not touch any other parts of your body. It will burn and cause lots of pain. Wipe with wet wipes. I know it will be hard but try and drink lots of fluids and eat when ever you get hungry. I was eating every 3 hours. I lost around 15 lbs. I did not lose all my hair but every time I brushed it I would have to clean my brush out. It really got thinned out. I had thick hair. My tastebuds changed and food tasted terrible or had no taste at all. It was miserable but I got through it with lots of tears. Have your doc prescribe you with anxiety meds and pain meds. You will need both! Good luck and will be praying for all going through this dreadful cancer!

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Greetings, dilemma6,

You mean "sitz bath".

Wet wipes were too harsh for me. I used Shield Barrier Cream Cloths. Otherwise, I don't think I would have lived through all that radiation. >_<

My skin couldn't take the lanolin in Aquaphor, so I used Albolene.

"My tastebuds changed and food tasted terrible..." - - - I SO know what you mean. I have not been able to get back to drinking water ever since. I also had a nasty side effect where many odors would cause a sudden, overwhelming, incapacitating nausea and vomiting. Some foods, cleaning products, plastics, alcohol wipes, and the elderly uncle's diapers. I used to have to call my partner at work to drop everything to come and change The Uncle when needed.

A nurse told me to buy PEPPERMINT OIL (not peppermint flavoring from supermarkets) and keep it close to my nose to mask those reactive odors And it really worked, thank goodness!