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I burned to a crisp too. Silvedene helped. It is a prescription (I am also 46). You are not that far behind me (I finished rads on April 8 - no chemo brain on the important dates).
Also, you should start healing quickly and have only 4 more to go (and only boosts not the whole area so the rest should start to heal quickly). Get Fruit of the Earth Aloe Gel - no added anything. If you can't find it where you live, you can get it at drugstore.com
It works well - it worked moderately well for me but my mom (who had bc quite a while ago) gave me the tip and worked super for her.
You can also go to Walmart or somewhere and get the real thing - an aloe vera plant. Cut the leaf and squeeze the gel on your finger tips and apply.
Binefine cream as mentioned above also works. It is not a prescription anymore but is "behind the counter" and at my pharmacy, had to be special ordered. Call your pharmacy and see.
Let me know if you need to talk. In my opinion, radiation was worse than chem (in a certain respect) and I was afraid to complain about it since most folks think chemo is the pits (no picnic but being burned to a crisp was just no fun, hard to sleep etc).
Take care, you're almost there.
Peace,
Becky
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