Radiation burn treatment solution
Hi everyone! I just finished 3 weeks radiation. Breast care nurses gave me sorbolene which I trusted would help heal and keep my breast moisturised. The redness became redder after each time I appl...
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Hi @Erika888
I am so sorry you had this experience.
My radiation oncologist told me I was not suitable for Mepitel ( the gold standard of protection from radiation burns) following my mastectomy due to the unusual fold of skin I had after my skin sparing mastectomy ( went from E cup to C cup - fixed up on final DIEP reconstruction).
So she recommended strata xrt which I had to send away for and pay for myself but it did the trick - I had 28 sessions and only went mildly pink at the end.
i post this as it seems a perennial topic on here .
I am so sorry you had this experience.
My radiation oncologist told me I was not suitable for Mepitel ( the gold standard of protection from radiation burns) following my mastectomy due to the unusual fold of skin I had after my skin sparing mastectomy ( went from E cup to C cup - fixed up on final DIEP reconstruction).
So she recommended strata xrt which I had to send away for and pay for myself but it did the trick - I had 28 sessions and only went mildly pink at the end.
i post this as it seems a perennial topic on here .