CancerCompass message board discussion started by Debalou on 5/15/2008 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,24080,0.htm Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ My husband was 11 day's post rad when the side of his neck got extremely red and painful. Got in to see his radiolgist who said it was a severe burn from radiation and gave him a gelldressing to put on which actually made it worst.Anybody out there that has experiance this. Deb Debalou Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Oh, yes. You get burns inside and out. My radiation oncologist recommended Aquafor lotion, and others around here have mentioned Kerri lotion.If its getting too burned, they might want to adjust the radiation aim/dosage or have him take a couple of days off to heal.Best wishes.Mike micromisterphone Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Deb:After radiation was completed, my neck was terribly burned and very painful  and I even had sores on the back of my neck. My oncologist told me to get Aquaphor, and it worked extremely well. After a couple of days the pain disappeared and I started to heal. I still use it for dry hands!Becky    wordweasel Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT  On 5/15/2008 Debalou wrote:My husband was 11 day's post rad when the side of his neck got extremely red and painful. Got in to see his radiolgist who said it was a severe burn from radiation and gave him a gelldressing to put on which actually made it worst.Anybody out there that has experiance this. DebHi Deb,I have been using a cream called RADX which I ordered on line.  It works better than the lotion I was told to use from the oncologist.  I am very fair and burn easily anyway, but this has kept the burns away.They also have a sunblock  that is suggested for use for 3 years after treatment. Delivery was very quick. Hope this helps.  D. D1211 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT I remember how red my husband's neck got during radiation.  They say you can also use a clear aloe ...the kind without anything added to it.  My husband's skin on his neck was so sore that we cut the neck band off some of his t-shirts so it wouldn't hurt as much when wearing a shirt. Some burns are so bad that they have to stop radiation for few days/weeks for the burns to heal a little.  It's best not to stop the radiation.  Amynmiami Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT