Hi tessa01,
I really think you should go to your doctor to make sure it is not infected. Many of the symptoms of these chemo creams look just like infection. After doing Efudex on my entire face for 12 days this month, I finally demanded to see the doctor again....he told me to use the Polysporin (sp?) ointment (not the cream, the ointment has a petroleum jelly base) 3x per day. This was AFTER I had stopped tx per his instruction. I did hear of other people using it 2 hrs after application of the cream during their Carac or Efudex treatment. This ointment didn't really do much for the actual pain, but helped with the dryness a little. It did not sting, and the antibiotic helped me think that maybe it would not become infected. I would talk to your doc ASAP however just to make sure, especially since I didn't use Aldara, but Efudex instead. Oh yeah, my doc (who is not very forthcoming with information), said NOT to use the Neomyacin cream because it has some ingredient that some people are allergic to. Good luck with this treatment! I myself am now worried that my doctor said I could stop prematurely so I'm hoping that the treatment is effective after all this pain and suffering and hideousness! Most other accounts I have read have people using the cream for at least a week longer than me!