Did Mepitel film let anyone else down?

@Captaingrumpypants So sorry to hear of your unpleasant journey with Mepitel. I have just finished rad & had the Mepitel on me for the entire treatment plus the 2 weeks after which is when the symptoms peak. Half my chest to half way around my back & under my arms were covered. I agree, it is a bit fiddly & during treatment I visited the nurse every day for nips & tucks & replacement strips due to it peeling & curling. I felt like i was a nuisance but they were lovely about it & said it was their job. Unlike you, I had a wonderful experience with it. i took it off a week ago which was 2 weeks after treatment & you wouldn't even know I had any rad done. I am very fair skinned & the area treated is till pale & exactly as it was before i started. I have no redness or pinkness & no peeling or dry skin. i am now just using calendula cream 2-3 times a day to moisturize the area. Very occasionally, i get a slight itch here & there but nothing really to worry me. I can't believe how good my skin is & so sorry you have had the opposite reaction. I would thoroughly recommend the product but it obviously hasn't worked for you. I do remember my nurse telling me one day that they don't use the Mepitel in QLD or hotter/humid states as the climate doesn't suit the product. Sweat causes the film to peel & it lifts underneath & bubbles therefore doesn't stick to your body very well. That may be what was wrong & maybe the product shouldn't have been given to you as the film has to be in direct contact with the skin. There is another newer product out now that is a barrier cream you just rub on & it's very expensive so some hospitals may not use it because of this. I feel very sad for you that you have put up the film for so long & it hasn't done it's job. i would go back to where you had the treatment & see the rad onc or nurse for some cream. The nurse & rad onc where I went both gave me a script & a sample tube of Cortic-DS 1% (or you can get 1/2%) cream which is specific for redness, itching & inflammation of the skin after rad. It is a steroid cream. I haven't had to use it as my skin is great just moisturising with the calendula cream. I hope this helps & good luck. It would be feedback for the staff to see your reaction & then they may not give it to others as the climate doesn't suit the product. Take care.