New to group and scared

Hi and welcome to our community! I'm sorry to hear you're scared, but that is completely understandable. Efudex can be a really uncomfortable and challenging treatment to go through. I'm not sure if you've seen this already, but we have a featured collection all about topical chemotherapy that includes great tips for those going through treatment: https://skincancer.net/topical-chemotherapy-guide. I hope this helps and that others are able to chime in with their experience using Efudex. I'm also going to tag one of our patient leaders, , who has written so many helpful articles about Efudex. Here is her author archive if you'd like to take a look: https://skincancer.net/author/apulliam2000. Please keep me posted on how you're doing! -Alexa (SkinCancer.net moderator)

Hi Marg - I have done Efudex treatment over 6 times in the last 4 years. It is scary, but I can tell you that the results are amazing for pre-cancerous lesions. I am at the point now that I look forward to this treatment because I can actually see it working. As far as a cream to use for aftercare -I highly recommend Cicalfate Creme from Avene. It works wonders. Spread a nice thick coat of it on the area and leave overnight. Your skin will thank you!