Radiation Newbie

thank you thank you someone else just recommended this but I don't know how to order or where its stocked????

Hi everyone,

       Thanks heaps for all your advice and support. I have just started the booster zaps, & my skin waited until the last day of zapping to the whole breast before blisters formed on the top & split underneath. Damn it! But its ok I only have 7 zaps left to go

I have found that cold aloe immediately after treatment and moo go after a shower worked best for me. I tried some "organic" creams but found they generally had too much alcohol in them and were a bit stingy. The paw paw on the chest works wonders for stopping the itching.

The best medicine I had though was a visit from my big sister & then my baby brother who normally lives overseas. A day spent swimming on the barrier reef in those so very very sexy stinger suits was so worth the laughs and the absolute exhaustion that I experienced afterwards.

I am extraordinarily lucky to have found the cancer really early and do not require chemo, just surgery, radiation & tamoxifin. I am humbled by the generosity shown by the women here.

Hi everyone,

       Thanks heaps for all your advice and support. I have just started the booster zaps, & my skin waited until the last day of zapping to the whole breast before blisters formed on the top & split underneath. Damn it! But its ok I only have 7 zaps left to go

I have found that cold aloe immediately after treatment and moo go after a shower worked best for me. I tried some "organic" creams but found they generally had too much alcohol in them and were a bit stingy. The paw paw on the chest works wonders for stopping the itching.

The best medicine I had though was a visit from my big sister & then my baby brother who normally lives overseas. A day spent swimming on the barrier reef in those so very very sexy stinger suits was so worth the laughs and the absolute exhaustion that I experienced afterwards.

I am extraordinarily lucky to have found the cancer really early and do not require chemo, just surgery, radiation & tamoxifin. I am humbled by the generosity shown by the women here.

Hi everyone,

       Thanks heaps for all your advice and support. I have just started the booster zaps, & my skin waited until the last day of zapping to the whole breast before blisters formed on the top & split underneath. Damn it! But its ok I only have 7 zaps left to go

I have found that cold aloe immediately after treatment and moo go after a shower worked best for me. I tried some "organic" creams but found they generally had too much alcohol in them and were a bit stingy. The paw paw on the chest works wonders for stopping the itching.

The best medicine I had though was a visit from my big sister & then my baby brother who normally lives overseas. A day spent swimming on the barrier reef in those so very very sexy stinger suits was so worth the laughs and the absolute exhaustion that I experienced afterwards.

I am extraordinarily lucky to have found the cancer really early and do not require chemo, just surgery, radiation & tamoxifin. I am humbled by the generosity shown by the women here.

We have a wonderful homeopathic chemist in Hobart who makes a special radiotherapy cream. Their shop isquite near to the clinic and they had many requests so they developed the cream. It's wonderful and I had only minimal redness with a bit of peeling around the nipple.

I am sure if you email them they might send you some ? I used 2 jars for my 30 zaps. (Goulds Pharmacy, Hobart 7000) I hope it's ok to post this.

Good luck

magicmum

I would put pure aloe vera gel on my boob straight after the zap.I would then soak in a warm salt bath that night.After drying,I'd rub in something like vit e cream.I got red but my skin never broke down.Good luck.

                                     Tonya xx

I used A'kin  replenshing body moist.  Australian natural/organic product which is Paraben & sulfate free, but i was very fortunate and did not have any skin reddening until end of week 3

I also sampled ynatural.com.au (australian too),

'soothe cool calm gel', which cools & is all natural and was developed for those undergoing radiotherapy.  I would recommend this if your skin is affected already.

Unfortunately i found at the hospital they recommend and give for free sorbolene based products, ( which i would not use because it contains petrochemical derived products),  which is confusing for people, when nursing staff are stating 'this is what we use/recommend'.

You can read here about the ingredients of sorbolene

http://www.lookingforalternatives.com.au/clandestine-sorbolene/

Unfortunately when you start checking up on products that we use every day as consumers, it is a minefield of complicated chemical information, and up to individuals to determine what is best for themselves.