E45 prior to Radiotherapy

I was told to moisturise in the lead up to radiotherapy, I’m very fair skinned and it seemed to help with any skin reddening or burning.  Just had to make sure skin clear of any creams prior to being zapped. Makes sense I suppose as you start off from a good skin condition base. 

Hi SEE , at my radiotherapy planning meeting they advised me to moisturise 3 times per day, but to make sure that it was all absorbed, not sitting on the skin, well before each actual session. I think they said to apply it at least 2 hours before. They didn’t recommend a cream but I’d heard about Aveeno here and also aloe Vera so I used them. But some places will have their own recommendations and guidelines. Good luck with it all! Love and hugs, HFxx 

My unit gave me Hyaluronic Acid cream to use after each session because it traps moisture but stressed to shower and remove all cream before the radiotherapy.  They recommended Savon surgras with no perfume to clean the skin. I had to have 33 sessions of Radiotherapy because I had triple negative bc and had reacted badly to chemo missing my last dose but my skin never burnt or even reddened. (I was blond with very fair skin.)

E45 wasn't recommended at my clinic as many contain lanolin which they said isn't so good with the radiative rays.

I hope your radiotherapy goes well. 

I used E45 but it was not good and contains parabens! I switched to epaderm which was much better x

Hi See Flamigel RT gel worked for me . My radiotherapy team recommended me to apply it before each session. You can buy it from Amazon. It’s a bit pricey but worth it . Wish you lots of luck with the treatment . 

Thanks everyone. I appreciate your input. 

Hi.I have used e45 throughout all my treatment & had no problems bcn said its healed very well.hugs.x

Aloe is good after each session every day, or a steroid cream afterwards. I took circumin an hour before each session. Maybe read about it on cancer active. Good luck with your treatment x

I was told not to use E45, I don’t know why. I was recommended Epaderm which I used for 2 weeks before and during and it worked a treat. No skin damage, just very slightly pink and no soreness.

I was told to just use aqueous cream, they even gave me a tube. They said not to spend a lot of money and that was as good as anything and told me to use it for a few weeks before it started. I notice that someone has recommended steroid cream, I really hate to contradict someone else, and I must stress I’m not medical, but having a long history with steroid creams for other reasons and because it thins the skin and can’t be used on broken or scabbed skin it is best avoided for radiotherapy unless it is prescribed for a specific reason x