CancerCompass message board discussion started by Angry Rob on 9/4/2007 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,15863,0.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ My doctor told me that I need to put this cream on my lip for two weeks.I know its going to look like fido's rear end but for how long? and is there anything you can do to reduce the mess that will be my lip? I have funny feeling I already know the answer.  Angry Rob Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT You are right, this is not going to be any kind of fun.  I don't know if the doc will OK it, but many of us found Aquaphor to be a godsend for this treatment.  I can't see why you couldn't put it on your lips.  If I could have put Carac on my upper lip I would have, to avoid the Mohs procedure.  The other thing I tried was upping my Omega 3 and 6 intake, drinking a ton of water and eating a modified Atkins diet.  Not to lose weight, just to get rid of the refined starches.  Lots of fresh fruits and veggies.  That sounds really lame I know, but my reaction was manageable. 3 weeks on my face and 5 on my chest. Yuk.If your doctor doesn't talk to you about temporary disability and pain meds - make sure you bring it up.  It's not asking too much of them to have that ready to go, should you need it.  I didn't end up using mine, but it was good to know I could if I needed it.  Tracybird01 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT  On 9/4/2007 Angry Rob wrote:My doctor told me that I need to put this cream on my lip for two weeks.I know its going to look like fido's rear end but for how long? and is there anything you can do to reduce the mess that will be my lip? I have funny feeling I already know the answer. I used Efudex cream for 21 days 2x day on my face, neck and chest. I was surprised when my lips reacted(upper and lower) but they did. It was not too bad I found I always had a scab on after sleeping which usually fell off while trying to take a drink. This happened every day and did not get better until I stopped the treatment. Lips were dry and tight during this period, my Derm gave me Vaseline mixed with Hydrocortisone cream which I found helped a lot, I applied around 4xs a day 2 hrs after the Efudex treatment, this was the only cream that helped, everything else burnt my skin I could not even stand water, only used a wet washcloth to take the vaseline off before applying Efudex again. This treatment is no walk in the park, but necessary and the alternative does not bear thinking about. Samra Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT