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Jo_Mac
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13 years ago

Anyone else had a staph infection from radiotherapy?

Well, half way through my radiotherapy and my sore, splitting skin is apparently a staph infection. I'm now on salt compresses, steroid cream, oral antibiotics and nurofen. I know it's not major, but it sucks and it's p***ing me off! Has anybody else been through this? What did you do? The BC nurses and oncologists are being fab and doing everything they can to help. I'd love to know if others have had it and how it went? How long it took to clear up etc. Any contributions welcome. I'm feeling a bit sorry for myself :(

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    Jo_Mac
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    13 years ago
    Mich, You are so brave. 5 years! I've only been going since February and I'm already so fed up. I didn't know about the arm measurements. So far no sign of anything wrong there, but I might talk to the BC nurse about getting that done, just in case. This site is great for venting and sharing. Hope your rads go without a hitch. Best wishes, Jo x