3 Things that HELPED my Skin during Radiation Therapy | Breast Cancer Journey

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  • @mareerogers1114
    @mareerogers1114 Рік тому +7

    Your dog seemed like he was understanding every word you were saying. Thanks for tips

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  Рік тому +1

      She is actually quite empathic so maybe she was picking up my vibes! Thanks for watching! I hope it was helpful for you🌷💕

    • @ljiljanajaman8322
      @ljiljanajaman8322 9 місяців тому

      ❤​@@ChelseyTarnow

  • @vlunceford
    @vlunceford 2 роки тому +18

    I’ll be starting radiation soon - my consultation is tomorrow. I would LOVE to see a video of the stretching exercises you did.

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  2 роки тому

      Sending love! You've got this! OK thank you for the feedback🙏👍

  • @smoothjazz1954
    @smoothjazz1954 7 місяців тому +3

    You are so pretty and have beautiful skin. I’m so happy you are doing good. God bless you you. 🙏🏻🙏🏻💕💕

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  7 місяців тому +1

      That's very kind of you to say thank you🙏💕🌷

  • @kisslena
    @kisslena 2 роки тому +9

    Thank you! These are great tips! I pray to have as awesome a result as you’ve had. The objective of enduring this treatment is to kill any residual cancer without deforming our skin and tissues.
    Yes I’d love to see the exercises that you used to stretch. Much appreciation!💛

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  2 роки тому +2

      I pray you have the same result too🙏🌷! Yes, that is my understanding of the purpose as well. Thank you for the feedback! Xo

  • @sylviagerritsen7975
    @sylviagerritsen7975 9 місяців тому +10

    I had the same area radiation as you did. By far the best thing I did for myself was to drown my skin in heavy QV cream at night (wear a singlet to protect bedding and keep the cream on the skin) and a light QV cream daily. I reapplied the day cream @ 3 or 4 times a day. I researched and tested the creams before starting radiation because you can’t use a cream that contains oil and I have a lot of allergies. My skin only became pink on my last two days of treatment and within 3-4 weeks went totally back to normal. Drink lots of water and ‘move’ as you normally would if possible.

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  9 місяців тому

      Awesome! That is amazing your skin was back to normal so quickly🥳! Thank you so muchfor sharing your personal experience and insights🙏🌷🌷!!

    • @dorothyparsons1515
      @dorothyparsons1515 Місяць тому +1

      What is QV cream? Where did you buy it?

  • @blessingaraba3635
    @blessingaraba3635 18 днів тому +1

    Thanks for sharing. Very educative ❤

  • @gailhausmann1329
    @gailhausmann1329 2 місяці тому

    Thanks so much for your video! ....I finished 6 weeks of
    Radiation Therapy ( every day) last week! ...Sorry that I didn't watch this before....My skin is very sore + raw........for Breast Cancer.....I am applying Aquaphor on my skin...
    I do drink lots of water....
    I appreciate this video very much..
    🙏🙂

  • @virginiasnowden5416
    @virginiasnowden5416 Рік тому +2

    Thank you so much for these tips. I feel better knowing what I can do to help myself as I go through radiation.

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  Рік тому

      You are so welcome🙏💕. Wishing you all the best as you begin radiation. You've got this🌷

  • @susiebilk9905
    @susiebilk9905 2 роки тому +6

    You are a good example!

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  2 роки тому +2

      Thank you Susie🙏💓. Hopefully these tips can help others like they did me!

  • @alexandraluscombe7555
    @alexandraluscombe7555 День тому

    Yes please provide exercises. Thank you.

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  8 годин тому

      Here is the video to the stretches that helped me🌷... I hope they help you too!
      ua-cam.com/video/p6SEFl6vWZo/v-deo.html

  • @debbietarnow289
    @debbietarnow289 2 роки тому +4

    Thanks again…love your tips! And Lilly…what a cutie…. I listened to you but was watching her… 😆

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  2 роки тому +1

      Awe, the pleasure is mine! Lol I was watching her when I played it back too. She just so cute!

  • @elizabethconroy7665
    @elizabethconroy7665 2 роки тому +6

    Look at that Cutie on your bed
    I’ve got a Chihuahua
    She’s the love of my life,all 3 kilos of her
    Lol
    You have a great complexion
    It’s obvious you have taken great care of yourself
    Well done,you

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  2 роки тому +4

      Awe, Chihuahuas are so adorable! I love dogs you can pick up and snuggle. Whats her name? Lilly is a mini pincher,beagle mix. She likes to stay by her mama's side, especially since my diagnosis. I swear she knows.
      Thank you! I certainly do my best!

    • @elizabethconroy7665
      @elizabethconroy7665 2 роки тому

      @@ChelseyTarnow My little girl is Chikki
      She is three kilos and goes everywhere with me
      At seventeen years old is amazingly active and walks about an hour a day
      Yes ,warm cuddly and very affectionate
      I’ve had many breeds of dogs over the years but definitely the Chihuahua is my favourite
      Take care of yourself
      You are a sweet and likable person with a a great future ahead of you
      I own a Boutique Hotel in Amman Jordan
      You can find it on the Internet
      Conroy Boutique Hotel
      When Coronavirus is settled down,please bring your husband and visit
      All the best

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  2 роки тому +1

      @@elizabethconroy7665 Awe,I would love to meet Chikki! She sounds like such a sweetheart♡.
      Thank you so very much! Your hotel looks gorgeous! We will definitely keep your spot in mind as we do love to travel, and experience new places and cultures. All the best to you as well Elizabeth!

    • @elizabethconroy7665
      @elizabethconroy7665 2 роки тому +1

      @@ChelseyTarnow Always welcome my friend
      Now take good care of yourself
      I’m also on Facebook

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  2 роки тому +1

      @@elizabethconroy7665 thank you! We will be in touch I'm sure♡! I'm on FB too:)

  • @SK-my4vx
    @SK-my4vx 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you for the tips Chelsey🙏 Stretching and putting the cream on the skin are more of my focus, thank you for reminding me/us of drinking a lot/enough water as well as applying the lotion many times every day💖

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  2 роки тому +1

      You are so welcome! It's crazy all the health/wellbeing benefits water can provide💙. Even being aware I still need to remind myself to drink more🤪. Hope it helps you in combination with your lotion and stretching🙏!

    • @SK-my4vx
      @SK-my4vx 2 роки тому

      @@ChelseyTarnowI think it helped and still is a week after RT. I keep using the lotions and stretching 3 times a day. They say that the reaction may get worse in 2 to 3 weeks after RT. I hope for the bes💖

  • @femalesurgeon7436
    @femalesurgeon7436 4 місяці тому +1

    Excellent skin care.

  • @vickikaravas8774
    @vickikaravas8774 3 місяці тому +1

    Thank you. Four litres of water. Wow I need to get on to this asap. Where can I find the cream you use?

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  3 місяці тому +2

      I purchased the cream at Walmart in the lotion section. I hope these things help you like they did me🌷🌷

  • @KS-op5hb
    @KS-op5hb Рік тому

    may.I ask, can you upload a video showing the exact stretches you did daily. or even just a link to another video w/ similar stretches. THANK YOU

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  Рік тому

      Absolutely! Thank you for asking. I actually made one that you can follow along with if you'd like to. Sending positive vibes your way💫

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  Рік тому +1

      Here's the video of the stretches I did... I hope you find it helpful🙏❤
      ua-cam.com/video/p6SEFl6vWZo/v-deo.htmlsi=AF_VkeMpCSi4Qbh4

    • @luwang3922
      @luwang3922 3 місяці тому

      In a summary 1. Stretch 2. Water 4L per day 3. Water based lotion 4-5 times per day

  • @architecturalheritage
    @architecturalheritage Рік тому

    I am going through radiation therapy for breast cancer now, I completed 7 sessions have 8 more to go, experienced red skin just like sun burn. I only wash the area with water no soap and apply bepanthene cream immediately after radiation and several times a day.

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  Рік тому +1

      Thank you for sharing! What's bepanthene cream. Wishing you all the best in your next a session and sending positive vibes for quick healing one you are done💫🌱!

  • @shannonb2817
    @shannonb2817 Рік тому +1

    Omg..I'm in my 4th week and my skin is so itchy!

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  Рік тому

      Ah yes! I forgot about that side effect😵. Are you getting close to being done?

  • @bertinapatelli6126
    @bertinapatelli6126 Рік тому +1

    I am super butned! Hydrocortisone cream is a Miracle!!

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  Рік тому

      So happy to hear you have a cream that is helping🙏🙏!

  • @opalwee128
    @opalwee128 2 роки тому

    Hi Chelsey, I also one of the Breast cancer fighter and going to have my radio therapy soon. I watched your sharing and you mentioned this lotion can be applied when you are doing your radio therapy, ( one day 5 times) will the lotion conflict with the therapy? I am not sure the nurse allow me to apply anything when I doing the radio therapy or not :( .. also the lotion can calm the skin like aloe vera gel does ? Oh yeah, I need to learn from you on the stretching exercises, would u mind to share with me as well ?

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  2 роки тому

      Good morning to you! I would make sure to check with your radiation team to see how they feel about you outting lotion on before treatment. I would put mine on in the morning, then if I had radiation after at around 11 I would put it on again after. It does help to sooth and hydrate the skin. Aloe was not a recommendation for me as it tends to dry out the skin. I hope this helps, wishing you all the best as you embark on this phase in your journey. Xo

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  2 роки тому +2

      Here is the link to the stretching sequence that worked well for me to recover from my mastectomy ans support me through radiation. Feel free to modify to suit your needs, or check with your physio (if you see one).
      ua-cam.com/video/p6SEFl6vWZo/v-deo.html

    • @opalwee128
      @opalwee128 2 роки тому

      @@ChelseyTarnow thanks ! Do you start to apply the lotion few weeks prior to your radio therapy or only started the lotion once you get your radio therapy ? I am wondering can I start to use now instead of waiting as I tend to have dry skin

    • @opalwee128
      @opalwee128 2 роки тому +1

      @@ChelseyTarnow great thanks !

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  2 роки тому

      @@opalwee128 I would see what your care providers think. For, me I was good to start using it prior for general skin moisture care.

  • @KerryTarnow
    @KerryTarnow 2 роки тому +3

    Hey theres ding

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  2 роки тому +1

      Yep, she haaaaas to be in the room otherwise she scratches at the door lol

  • @anio6865
    @anio6865 Рік тому

    May I ask ? When taking the test beforehand, did they tag the spot with a piece of metal ? Or even in surgery, to stop bleeding ?

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  Рік тому

      You may ask:). They actually didn't tag the spot for me, but I do recall my specialists saying they wish someone would have. They mentioned it could have been helpful to track the tumor shrinkage during chemotherapy and to have the most accurate surgery removal if a breast conserving option was chosen. I hope this helps♡

  • @KS-op5hb
    @KS-op5hb Рік тому

    May I ask, were you able to workout during radiation? did you drive yourself to the daily appointments? did you were any special clothing (loose/cotton/ bra no bra)? thanks!

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  Рік тому +1

      I was! I chose to listen to my body and rest when I needed, but also keep moving when I needed (working out improves my mental state so much and I found it helped me cope).
      I was blessed to have lots of support during treatment. The cancer center was about 2 hours away and either my husband or my mom would drive me. However, if they weren't available I would have felt comfortable driving myself for radiation.
      Definitely loose clothing and no bra when possible to decrease any friction on the area.
      Happy to help!

  • @angelaphilip7935
    @angelaphilip7935 Рік тому +1

    Yes could you make a bit please

  • @MooseCall
    @MooseCall Рік тому +1

    My radiologist is making me use cavilon spray. I really don't want to, as it is basically a barrier over your skin. I don't like using chemical manmade stuff from evil corporations. It's made by 3M.😕 I want to use natural things, but the hospital frowns upon it.

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  Рік тому +1

      I totally hear you! I prefer to use more natural products when I can too!

  • @samninaclagg6758
    @samninaclagg6758 Рік тому

    I would love to learn the stretching you did to keep skin stretched. It would be so helpful!

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  Рік тому +1

      Here it is! I hope it helps you like it did me🙏🌷
      ua-cam.com/video/p6SEFl6vWZo/v-deo.html

    • @samninaclagg6758
      @samninaclagg6758 Рік тому

      @@ChelseyTarnow you are amazing! Thank you so much for sharing! Congratulations on your beautiful baby blessing! ❤️🫶🏼❤️

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  Рік тому

      @@samninaclagg6758 So happy that I'm able to help!
      Thank you! We are so thankful to have him in our lives💙🥰!

  • @janicevds
    @janicevds Рік тому

    I was told lukewarm water over the area, no rubbing with hand or cloth or towel, cornflour dusted over the area max twice a day

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  Рік тому

      Thanks for sharing! I haven't heard of those tips!

  • @marlynlamouza7620
    @marlynlamouza7620 Рік тому

    Did u put breast expanders before radiation? Mine infected i stopped radiation....

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  Рік тому

      Yes, I had the expander in during radiation.

  • @susanwhite6761
    @susanwhite6761 Рік тому +1

    What was the lotion? I couldn't hear you.

  • @drothtx
    @drothtx 2 роки тому

    Starting 4 weeks of radiation today. Would love to see stretching exercises.

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  2 роки тому

      All the best to you Donna🙏. I hope your first 3 sessions have gone well. Here's the video with the stretches, I hope you find them helpful like I did... ua-cam.com/video/p6SEFl6vWZo/v-deo.html

  • @lisajburden3274
    @lisajburden3274 10 місяців тому +1

    CeraVe is what I've been told to use...

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  10 місяців тому

      Thank you for sharing🙏💫!

    • @carriesmith9943
      @carriesmith9943 8 місяців тому

      I heard that's a cancer causing lotion!

    • @sarahjane9512
      @sarahjane9512 4 місяці тому

      @@carriesmith9943 Very interesting. Where did you hear that?? I am asking because I just bought some to use. TIA.

  • @nicholefischer529
    @nicholefischer529 2 роки тому +2

    My doctor gave me Silvadine. I don't think I could have made it through the last part of my radiation without it. Ask your doctor for it.

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  2 роки тому

      Thank you so much for the suggestion! I've never heard of it. Is it a type of lotion?

    • @nicholefischer529
      @nicholefischer529 2 роки тому +1

      @@ChelseyTarnow Yes. It is a white creamy lotion. You need a prescription for it. None of the other creams, ointments, lotions were helping until they gave me the Silvadine. They said it might turn your skin black but mine did not turn black. It soothes and heals.

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  2 роки тому

      @@nicholefischer529 Awesome, thank you! Soothing and healing sounds wonderful🙏

    • @arundhathinangunoori422
      @arundhathinangunoori422 2 роки тому

      Hi everyone, I went through radiation in Aug_Sept of 2022. I was given prescription of silvadine to soothe the burns and blisters from radiation. It’s medicated cream with zinc compounds to heal burns

  • @KS-op5hb
    @KS-op5hb Рік тому

    where did ya all find this lotion for purchase (USA)? all i see is the cream version not sure if its different

    • @ChelseyTarnow
      @ChelseyTarnow  Рік тому +1

      I'm from Canada, I found it at the Walmart here.