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I neglected to identify the drugs in my reply. They were Andriamycin and Cytoxin followed by Taxol.
I was on the same chemo drugs that have been used for decades 4 dose dense treatments with doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide. Second chemo is the one that caused "profoundly severe peripheral neuropathy " 12 weekly infusions of Pacitaxel aka Taxol.
I was on a pretty standard but strong regimen of chemotherapy for breast cancer pictures. I’m at the five year mark so I can’t remember the specific names. Like you, after the very first injection, I had neuropathy in my toes and fingers. It did not go away and I think they said there was a possibility it might going forward. I tried things like icing, etc., but the neuropathy did not go away. At the very starts it was painful, it is no longer painful, but I do have some degree of numbness in my fingertips and some degree of numbness in my toes. It doesn’t really stop me from doing anything, but I am pretty much always aware that it is there. I don’t think I have as much dexterity and picking up tiny little pieces of things with my fingers . Hope that helps.