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nonkyboy
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8 years ago

Day 2 of radiation yesterday and already blistered!

i have always known my skin was very sensitive but I was hopeful that my skin wouldn’t breakdown with radiation. I changed to dove soap weeks ago as recommended by the breast care nurse and have been ...
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Fiona2
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8 years ago
From my own experience I can recommend the Mepitel film dressing.  I had it applied before radiotherapy and it is like a clear film of glad wrap (though I think it is possibly a silicon dressing, not sure?) and it stayed on for the 30 treatments with a bit of patching where necessary.  No burns or skin breakdown whatsoever.  The staff were all amazed, particularly towards the end of the treatment.