Guest guest Posted January 24, 2006 Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 I haven't had radiation yet but I've bought myself a big aloe vera plant. I intend to gut the inner goop and put it on my skin. Talk with the radiologist about this, I'm not a doctor and don't even play one on TV. But I've been told that AV is the best treatment for radiation burns. LICS June "The best protection any woman can have...is courage." Cady Stanton Secular Breast Cancer Support group: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/SecularBCSupport/ -----Original Message-----From: breastcancer2 [mailto:breastcancer2 ]On Behalf Of gavs_grannySent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 6:10 PMTo: breastcancer2 Subject: Radiation burnsHas anyone some great advice on how to survive radiation burns??? I see my radiologist again in the morning, and have had to put treatments on hold for a couple of days...maybe longer. The skin has just seemed to vanish, split, slough off on its own! They told me to keep neosporin on it, but dang, it hurts! Any good advice, or is "french-fried" the norm?signed: the Crispy Critter (aka. ann, soon to be burnt offering!)_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2006 Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 I had one month of Radiation and was told to use Aleo Vera Gell which i did and it is also good for burns ...Have a bottle in the kitchen Betsy (NC) Note: forwarded message attached. I haven't had radiation yet but I've bought myself a big aloe vera plant. I intend to gut the inner goop and put it on my skin. Talk with the radiologist about this, I'm not a doctor and don't even play one on TV. But I've been told that AV is the best treatment for radiation burns. LICS June "The best protection any woman can have...is courage." Cady Stanton Secular Breast Cancer Support group: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/SecularBCSupport/ -----Original Message-----From: breastcancer2 [mailto:breastcancer2 ]On Behalf Of gavs_grannySent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 6:10 PMTo: breastcancer2 Subject: Radiation burnsHas anyone some great advice on how to survive radiation burns??? I see my radiologist again in the morning, and have had to put treatments on hold for a couple of days...maybe longer. The skin has just seemed to vanish, split, slough off on its own! They told me to keep neosporin on it, but dang, it hurts! Any good advice, or is "french-fried" the norm?signed: the Crispy Critter (aka. ann, soon to be burnt offering!)_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2006 Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 I recommend using from a live plant whenever possible. If you buy it from a store make absolutely sure it doesn't have alcohol in it. Alcohol, burns, not good. Most of the stuff you buy in a bottle has other things, like alcohol, in it that can aggravate burns or radiated skin. This is why I opted for the plant. But I live in CA where aloe grows very well. I've known people who were successful growing large plants indoors in other climates. The plant I have is pretty big. If I'd get it out of the damn pot and put it in the ground it would get twice as big. I'll have to have hubby work on it this weekend. LICS June "The best protection any woman can have...is courage." Cady Stanton Secular Breast Cancer Support group: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/SecularBCSupport/ -----Original Message-----From: breastcancer2 [mailto:breastcancer2 ]On Behalf Of Betsy ReadingSent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 7:19 PMTo: breastcancer2 Subject: Fwd: RE: Radiation burns I had one month of Radiation and was told to use Aleo Vera Gell which i did and it is also good for burns ...Have a bottle in the kitchen Betsy (NC) Note: forwarded message attached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2006 Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 Hi, Thats was what I said the last week "Crispy Critter." I used aloe vera and vitamin e. I didn't slough off or split or anything. Just kept it moisturized with vitamin e at night and aloe vera gel in the day. Very Important!!! I had 30 treatments. Sharongavs_granny wrote: Has anyone some great advice on how to survive radiation burns??? I see my radiologist again in the morning, and have had to put treatments on hold for a couple of days...maybe longer. The skin has just seemed to vanish, split, slough off on its own! They told me to keep neosporin on it, but dang, it hurts! Any good advice, or is "french-fried" the norm?signed: the Crispy Critter (aka. ann, soon to be burnt offering!)_ Sharon Coley Director of Sales Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles/Rosemead 888 Montebello Blvd. Rosemead, Ca 91770 (323)201-3461 Bring words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail - it's free and works with Yahoo! Mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 See if you can find a shealoe creme also- it is what the docs use here- half shealoe for moisturizing and half aloe for the burns. I make it for the radiation oncologist here but usually don;t ship it to warmer places as it melts so easily. we call it HELL creme and I added a little lavender EO to mine as I burn badly. Andree www.essentialsoapsinc.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Pure Aloe and lots of it. Deborahgavs_granny wrote: Has anyone some great advice on how to survive radiation burns??? I see my radiologist again in the morning, and have had to put treatments on hold for a couple of days...maybe longer. The skin has just seemed to vanish, split, slough off on its own! They told me to keep neosporin on it, but dang, it hurts! Any good advice, or is "french-fried" the norm?signed: the Crispy Critter (aka. ann, soon to be burnt offering!)_ Deborah aka Deborah Page deborah_ann_page@... "A woman is like a teabag; you don't know how strong she is until you put her in hot water." Eleanor Roosevelt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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