Hi I had my rads in July/August last year (2016). I am allergic to aloe Vera and e45 cream so used Aveeno as my go to moisturiser throughout my treatment and I had no skin side effects at all. I am still using the cream morning and evening to keep my scars supple. I finished my radiotherapy on Friday and flew to Spain on the Saturday (my parents live there) and was told I couldn't swim in the pool or sea as it would affect my skin - I did both and had no reactions whatsoever. I worked 3 days a week from the beginning of chemo to the end of rads with 2 'sick days' in neutropenic weeks but 'rested' when my body told me to. I am about to go for my 1 year post surgery check up in June and although I still have some days when my legs ache and I feel like I could sleep all day (but I like my bed in any case), I can honestly say that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Good luck to all of you doing rads this year - I had mine at The Churchill in Oxford and they were amazing - keep positive, keep hydrated and be kind to yourselves. Xx
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