Radiation starts tomorrow

Hello Patricia

Thankyou very much for your reply yes I forget to drink plenty of water as we have an hour trip home and then I want to stop to go to the toilet lol that is good to know about the apple cider vinegar also and aloe vera and I will start doing the walk also

Hope all is going ok with you and also hugs Karen

Hi Karen, Thinking of you as you do your radiation.I double checked on Google and many sites there recommend that Apple Cider Vinegar calms the burn & also recommend 100% pure Aloe Vera, have a look yourself and you will find many home remedy type assistance for radiation burn. Are you drinking heaps of water it really does help plus the 30 mins walk straight after your treatment you wont feel like doing it but once you get going it does energise you. Lots of prayers & blessings Patricia

Has anyone heard of apple cider vinegar being ok to use while on radiation I am very sceptical about it so I thought I would just ask in case I am wrong

Thanks Karen

Hello Donna

I am four days in now and I have been very good with my creams and so far I have had only bit of redness but as I know it is early days yet, thankyou for the different things helped you.

Hugs Karen

I used the sorbelene cream starting prior to my radiation and 4 x daily, I used dove soap, cyrstal rock deodorant stick and took wet ones with me to wipe off the black marker otherwise it goes over your clothing.

I did burn but not as badly as some and I went to dressings with solugel. I did find I was fatigued and near the end of my 30 treatments needed someone to drive me as I was just too tired.

Good luck and sending you hugs.

Donna

Hello Jane

Thankyou for all your tips we will see how I go

Hugs Karen

Best of luck with your radiation treatment, it sounds as though you have given your skin a great headstart and hopefully you will have few problems. My skin did breakdown in the last week or so of treatment (25 sessions) but the nurses were available each day to soothe and dress the area with a combination of Moo Goo cream (lovely stuff) and pawpaw ointment under the dressings. A cool washer applied to the area was also very soothing.

The staff at the radiation oncology unit I went to were wonderful and went to great lengths to explain everything and answer my questions, particularly in the beginning when it was all so new.  Hopefully you will experience the same level of support and care.

Best wishes, Jane

Best of luck with your radiation treatment, it sounds as though you have given your skin a great headstart and hopefully you will have few problems. My skin did breakdown in the last week or so of treatment (25 sessions) but the nurses were available each day to soothe and dress the area with a combination of Moo Goo cream (lovely stuff) and pawpaw ointment under the dressings. A cool washer applied to the area was also very soothing.

The staff at the radiation oncology unit I went to were wonderful and went to great lengths to explain everything and answer my questions, particularly in the beginning when it was all so new.  Hopefully you will experience the same level of support and care.

Best wishes, Jane

Hello Tonya

Yes I think everyday will be tedious as I have an hours drive to go to the hospital I have four weeks of it .

The first treatment will be the most confronting I hope everything is going well for you on your journey

Hugs Karen

Hi Patricia

Thankyou for all your tips and I love the idea of coffee or doing something nice hope all keeps going well for yourself and lots of prayers to you also.

I will blog how it all goes for me as well I will remember to drink lots of water and yes I have been using creams all the way through chemo as well .

Hugs to you

xx Karen