[JaneParticipant]

Has anyone had experience of Radiotherapy burns on the back following treatment?
I have a burn which extends to the size of a football with the central part of 7×4 inches refusing to heal. I have used every cream/paste/ointment used by man I think.
It is almost 3 years since I had the radiotherapy treatment, but no Dr or Consultant will take any notice of the pain I am suffering.
Has anyone any advice?
Many thanks Jane

[tomParticipant]

Hi Jane

I haven't had RT but my young bride (Elaine) had it after her op for breast cancer, Elaine burnt but the Nurse gave her two lots of cream to put it on it, but for the life of us we cant remember what it was called.

It might be worth a call to the place where you had your RT and ask them over the phone for advice, but 3 years is a long time to suffer pain and have nothing looked at ??.
Hope your soon sorted.

Tom Onwards and Upwards. x

[JaneParticipant]

Thanks Tom for your reply.
As soon as the burn became apparent (a few weeks after the radiotherapy) I did telephone the specialist nurse on duty for advice. As so often happens it was a bank holiday so we were sent to a walk-in centre for the prescription. I was given 3 creams which were used over a period of months. No change, so I used Aqueous Cream as advised.

There was a period when it was infected, so then the GP prescribed an antibiotic cream, followed by the Aqueous cream!

I am sorry if I gave you the impression that I hadn't had the burn seen. It is that nobody seems to know what to do with it and I thought someone on the forum may have had a good experience with something similar.
Many thanks, and my best wishes, Jane x

[MothasParticipant]

Hi Jane

I was given aqueous cream when I had my radiotherapy last year and told to apply twice a day after each session. I did have an area where it did burn but that healed after a few weeks at the end of treatment.

What other treatments have you had? If your immune system is compromised due to treatments that may be a contributory factor to the burn not healing.

[tomParticipant]

Your welcome and I hope it soon heals.

Love Tom Onwards and Upwards xxx

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