creams to use

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iam 5 weeks post treatmsnt and was told i could stop creaming my neck 4 weeks after treatment ends if skin was ok which it was so i stopped creaming my neck but the last few days its got sore again and was wondering if any knows if i can now use palmers coco butter instead of the moo go creams i been using which my team approved i could use at the start of my radiotherapy  when skin got real bad i used what they gave me but now i want to use coco butter on my neck does any1 know if this would be ok to use now skin all ok but just a bit sore the last couple of days?? 

  • You can use whatever you feel works. I was introduced to Aveeno here on the forum and I’m still using it five years later. 

    Dani 

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  • ah brilliant thank u i stopped creaming it after 4 weeks like my team said i could i dont know why but the last couple of days its suddenly become a bit sore again i was introduced to a totally organic cream called moo go that i used until i started peeling m got real bad then used the cream the radio team gave me but i only have coco butter at home at the moment so wasent sure if its ok to use it now as my team were quite fussy about what creams i could and could not use and took my moo go cream away to have a good look at it b4 giving me the ok i could use it so wasent sure but iam now 6 weeks post treatment so dident think coco butter could be harmful thank u xz

  • Epimax and Epimax oatmeal worked for me.

    Peter 

  • Aveeno worked directly after treatment, but I swapped to CeraVE when I began shaving again.. use what works for you, but I'd choose an unscented one just to avoid possible irritation..

    Loz (61)

    Oropharyngeal right tongue base T2N2bM0 squamous cell carcinoma p16 positive.. 

  • i started using my coco butter and its seems fine i love coco butter and i see people are using bio oil so coco butter must be ok i know whilst going thro treatment theres only certain types u can use and as i said i used am organic cream called moo go and its been great but now iam 6 weeks post i dont really want to be buying more i always use coco butter on legs hands etc so always got that i used it last night and when i woke up this morning and neck was still moist and not dry and sore so it must be ok x

  • if it works for you and doesn't irritate then all's good..

    Loz (61)

    Oropharyngeal right tongue base T2N2bM0 squamous cell carcinoma p16 positive.. 

  • Hi treatments over so use what  youre comfortable with if you get  irritations then stop using  be my advise 

    Hazel x

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  • yes its been fine i only started to  use it last night and so far so good x

  • I continued to use a mix of E45 and Aleo Vera gel.    I did almost stop using it but at the end of October my neck got really sore - sunburn like markings.  Back on the previous creams and it has settled down again.

    I guess now you are well clear of RT whever works for you is good to go with.

    Peter
    See my profile for more details of my convoluted journey
  • they told me 12 weeks b4 its all out the body and stops working once its all out and iam only on week 6 so half way to being all clear of it n it started going sun burn like red and sore again even tho it was all healed and skin back to a normal colour my team said 4 weeks after treatment then creaming can stop so i stopped for 2 weeks almost then it started going red and sore again so needed to cream it again but so far so good with the coco butter x