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Great Radiation Cream
Just finished my 6 weeks of radiation to my chest wall, axilla and sternum. I have to share the name of the cream I used because it saved me. I was told up front that I would have a rough time because of all the chemo I have had and the fact that I am very fair skinned. The radiation oncologist felt fairly certain I would blister. I was recommended a burn sauve from an Acupuncturist that I used religiously - Springwind Burn Sauve. You can purchase it online and its fairly cheap. It is thick and brown and smells like herbs.......not in a good way. My husband said I smelled like an old pile of wet leaves! BUT it really did the trick for me. On the final day of treatment, I was told that I was a 5 out of 10 on experiencing skin reactions - no blisters, no itching, redness that would go away over night.
I wanted to share the product name and hope it might help someone else in need.
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11/19/10 Identified swollen lymph node
1/24/11 Mammogram showed microcalcifications - no mass
2/4/11 Diagnosed ER/PR- HER2+++
2/23/11 Began TCH protocol every 21 days 6x
5/23/11 Ultrasound of originally diseased lymph node shows normal
7/25/11 Lymph node dissection - 8 of 14 show disease
7/29/11 Double mastectomy with reconstruction (expanders)
8/29/11 Begin follow up chemo - Adriamycin 4 treatments every 2 weeks and Xeloda. Self inject Nupogen shots
1/6/12 6 weeks of Radiation finished
2/13/12 Last Herceptin/remove port
3/27/12 PET/Brain Scan NED :)
8/15/12 Final reconstruction - hello nipples, good bye expanders
9/14/12 Rejected implant/infection. Implant removed
5/6/13 Latissumis Dorsi surgery left side with expander
PS - my photo was taken 5 days after my double mastectomy surgery and 6 weeks after my TCH was completed
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