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Chemotherapy and/or radiation treatment for 95 yr old female with aggressive skin cancer.
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Evamar
Answered Apr 30, 2024
Skin graft or amputation (edema and arthritis comorbidities)?
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AlvaDeer
Replied Apr 25, 2024
My mom has severe skin cancer with wounds that must be dressed and bandaged daily. She pulls them off constantly. What can I do?
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elisny
Answered Mar 30, 2024
Question on the large powder puff used under breast folds. Do I need to wash after each use? Can it keep yeast rashes going?
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JoAnn29
Answered Mar 29, 2024
My husband has vascular dementia. He is complaining of "bugs biting him" and scratching everywhere.
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Anxietynacy
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Hemorrhoids.
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Grandma1954
Answered Jan 26, 2024
Are there any lotions or creams that are safe for a dementia patient?
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Llamalover47
Answered Jan 24, 2024
What products are best for a severe rash?
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AnnReid
Answered Dec 3, 2023
Granny has dementia and gangrene. Anyone have experience with this?
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JoAnn29
Answered Nov 23, 2023
My 89-year-old patient is complaining that her skin is itching and burning. She has dementia, and it looks like a rash. What could it be?
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Ireland
Answered Sep 23, 2023
My upper back itches where I can't reach to apply lotion and no one to do it for me. Suggestions?
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Sudaloo76
Answered Aug 20, 2023
MIL gets her hair done weekly, same salon for 25 years. Recently, her head itches excessively. Grateful for ideas to minimize her scratching.
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NeedHelpWithMom
Answered Aug 5, 2023
Every time I bathe my husband, he itches all over. Dermatologist recommend Dove for sensitive skin. Anyone have other recommendations?
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ventingisback
Replied Jul 21, 2023
How can I get DH to stop picking his skin?
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97yroldmom
Answered Jul 17, 2023
How to stop facial skin shedding?
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JoAnn29
Answered May 19, 2023
Has anyone tried the product InterDry?
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JoAnn29
Answered May 13, 2023
Husband has terrible itching. Any suggestions?
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Llamalover47
Answered Apr 2023
Itchy skin due to leg edema. Does anyone have experience with this?
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NorcalAE
Answered Mar 2023
Mom screams when we move her from bed to wheelchair and back to bed. Should we stop doing this now?
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Fawnby
Answered Jan 2023
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