corners of my mouth cracking bad

[working dog]

should i use neosporin ? thanks....billy

[Isobella]

Gotta admit, I tried the Vagisil.  It worked.  I'm not sure where the idea came from, but it did help.

[researchmonkey326]

Don't laugh but I saw a thread a while back that said Vagisil worked wonders for the corners of the mouth.  Good luck, Billy, you seem to be having a time of it.  My experience has been that it comes in waves - I had a few really bad weeks and then it eased up some.  Now I have an entirely new set of sx but after the rash experience, everything feels minor.  Just hang in there and use whatever help you can - I am not above trying anything a doctor approves (or not) if it is going to help me get through this.

[neptune235]

Try this:  Lansinoh.  It is an industrial strength lanolin balm used by breastfeeding mothers.  Apply it 3-4 times in 24 hours, and you'll be on your way to feeling a lot better.

[flcyclist]

When I started trt I noticed my lips were very dry and sometimes pealing in small areas.  I drank lots of water to stay hydrated, so this wasn't this issue.  I began to carry chapstick lipbalm, applied it several times during the day and it made a big difference.   Since I was also in the FL sun, I used one with an spf15 to help block the sun.  

Also, as Susan mentioned, watch your wbc and anc for low levels and risk of infection.

[susan400]

I think Neosporin would be fine as long as you're not getting it into your mouth, although even a drop of it if it worked itself into your mouth probably wouldn't hurt you any.  I've found that with my treatments that when my white cells drop, I usually get the mouth corners cracking/splitting.  I don't know why that is, but it seems to happen in me when the white cells get low.  I rarely if ever get those outside of treatment.

Susan400