Radiotherapy burns

FLClover said:

Hi there, I wore Mepitel for my radiation so the majority of my skin was thankfully spared, but the sections where it had peeled off were burnt and extremely painful. My oncologist ok-ed the use of aloe straight from the plant, so I did that every night and every morning so for about a week or so. I kept the leaves in the fridge prior. I also did a saline soak twice a day, right before applying the aloe. The instructions were given to me by the rad nurse. Within 3 days, the skin closed and the pain was gone. The redness also went away soon afterwards, and the scars completely healed. My skin was very smooth after about a month. 

Let me know if you’d like me to send you a pic of the instructions for the saline soak that my nurse gave me. You can get a pot of aloe from Bunnings for about $10. 

Good luck and hope it eases soon 🩷. 

Could you please share the saline instructions. My radiation therapist also recommended this but wasn’t sure of the water salt ratio. Thanks 🙏