Radiation treatment
So starting radiation tomorrow for 4 weeks. Anyone going through this at the moment?
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Hi there
I finished my 25 fractions (5 weeks of 5 days a week) on 10 December - so I'm a recent "radio graduate". I've just finished my snake impersonation (of losing my skin).
I had mepitel film and still had significant burn but know it would have been much worse without it (the radiological oncologist and I tossed up Mepitel or Strata X, but because I have many contact/dermatitis allergies we went with mepitel as it was easier to do a test patch and to keep an eye on if/any reaction).
The skin was wonderfully treated post mepitel (when it either had to be removed in sections as I did get pustule blisters in a couple of areas) and when the mepitel came off post treatment (about a week later) with Flamizen (on prescription) and flamigel (neither of which can be used for 2 hours before treatment but can be used ON treatment outside of those windows).
I would Say prepare for the "worst case of sunburn you've ever had" (that's basically what I ended up with) and anything less is fabulous :) and take the drugs they offer.
"may the odds ever be in your favour"
I finished my 25 fractions (5 weeks of 5 days a week) on 10 December - so I'm a recent "radio graduate". I've just finished my snake impersonation (of losing my skin).
I had mepitel film and still had significant burn but know it would have been much worse without it (the radiological oncologist and I tossed up Mepitel or Strata X, but because I have many contact/dermatitis allergies we went with mepitel as it was easier to do a test patch and to keep an eye on if/any reaction).
The skin was wonderfully treated post mepitel (when it either had to be removed in sections as I did get pustule blisters in a couple of areas) and when the mepitel came off post treatment (about a week later) with Flamizen (on prescription) and flamigel (neither of which can be used for 2 hours before treatment but can be used ON treatment outside of those windows).
I would Say prepare for the "worst case of sunburn you've ever had" (that's basically what I ended up with) and anything less is fabulous :) and take the drugs they offer.
"may the odds ever be in your favour"