It's been over two years since I had radiation to my hands and more than a year and a half for my feet. I have a little residual dryness but it is very mild and not at all uncomfortable. At first I used lotion regularly but now I mostly forget. But Until very recently I was really hard on my hands needing to wash them 2 or 3 dozen times a day. And the moment I'm home I'm barefoot. So someone who was kinder to their skin would probably have even less dryness than I do.

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I finished my radiation therapy just over a month ago and had no real dryness to speak of either during or after treatment. I don't know if it would have any bearing on this, but my doctor followed a conservative treatment regime, so the total radiation dose I received would be less than some others.

I did use aqueous cream, but not every time I washed my hands.

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Hi Australa Calling,
Next time you visit the Oncologist ask for a copy of the dose and any photos etc. for your file incase you may need to refer to the notes at a future time. The Germans keep the medical records by law for 30 yrs.
It could be important to know precisely what area of the hands were eradiated. Post radiotherapy I noted that the heat and growing sensation reduced and stopped within 6 to 8 weeks and it was up to 3 months before I noticed subjective reduction of the nodules. I am happy with overall treatment of both hands and feet. Prof Seegenschmiedt did recommend the use of a creme containing 2% to 4% of Urea, apparently this helps retain moisture in the skin. He recommended applying the creme at night and then wearing white cotton gloves overnight.Finally if you have had no problems with dryness that is good as in the Prof. Clinical Investigation he found that the 7X3Gy was slightly more ' acute toxiicity than the 5X3Gy' .However the dose rated is lower. Thanks for your information Regards.

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