Neck sores

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Hi Everyone....me AGAIN lol but I absolutely know you will have some good advice for me in this. Well I am here midway through week 5 doing ok. I have started to feel the treatment talking it's effect on my neck it is red, the skin feels tight and I am just starting to get some sores. I asked the radiotherapy team and they just said to keep using the emollient cream. Is there anything else that would help? Many thanks :-)

  • Hello. I used Epimax cream & used to fill a drinks bottle with ice & roll it over the sore areas. A silk pillowcase was very soothing too. 

  • Hi Karen. This is the stuff you need. Get it from your hospital 

    Dani 

    Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019

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  • Thanks Blod I will get this on my list...good tip about the silk pillowcase :-)

  • Thanks Dani I will get this on my list for the consultant. Best wishes Karen xxx

  • Hi Karen

    Flamingel was amazing try and get them 2 prescribe it for you wirkes wonders for me 

    The radio people are amazing they will help you keep talking to them i found that makes it so much easier when u need something lol 

    Good luck 

    Chris

  • Hi Karen. I too used Flamigel during most of the treatment, although I used E45 at night, and then when it started to blister towards Week 6 they gave me Flaminal Hydro which worked an absolute treat. It looked a mess on my neck but sorted things out brilliantly within days.  I still need to moisturise my neck morning and night, and after nearly two years of much experimentation I’ve settled on Aveena moisturising cream.  Well done you - you’re nearly there! 

  • Thanks Chris I will, I am also seeing the clinical team tomorrow too so will mention it to them too as they are starting to blister quite a bit. Thank you for the reply Karen xxx

  • If you have blistering ask them about Polymem wound dressings.  had to use those as her neck got in a bit of a mess. 

    Dani 

    Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019

    I BLOGGED MY TREATMENT 

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  • Thank you so much for this it is really helpful, I am now in week 6 and over the last couple of days have seen some blistering appear. I will ask for the hydro version. Really appreciate the long term advice too! Although there were days that I didn't think I would get to end...I managed, not without alot of support and advice from this grou. Thank you so much. Best wishes Karen 

  • Hi Karen as Dani says my neck erupted week 5 I had ti gave cling film out on my neck prior  to each radiotherapy then s polymem bandage fixed on. Once treatment finished it took 2/3 weeks to heal still using the bandages. 
    good luck this week. 
    Hazel x

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