Re: Rashes and Recurrence??
Hi Carolyn,
I had a similar experience a few months after the radiation and it turned out to be part of the healing of the skin and not a recurrence.
It does sound like a combination of dry winter weather and post radiation affects. I was told not to wear too many layers around that area since it would get very hot and also the sweat glands would clog up causing itchy rash. I was told to put a lot of 100 % pure Aloe Vera and wear soft cotton loose fitting clothes.
I was also prescribed BIAFINE which did wonders for my scar line and generally the entire skin.
Hope this helps..
Take care,
shobha
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DX: 06-30-2007 - left breast -stage IIIB, Her2/Neu 3+++, ER weakly positive, PR-
Taxol+herceptin weekly for 3 months
FEC+herceptin every 3 weeks for 3 months
BRCA 1 and 2 - Negative
Jan 2008 - Bilateral mastectomy, prophylactic Rt. side.
Radiation for 5 weeks
Completed my yr of herceptin on 07-14-2008
Brain MRI - 3/2/09 Clean
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