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Chemo-induced Peripheral Neuropathy and Breast Cancer

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I neglected to identify the drugs in my reply. They were Andriamycin and Cytoxin followed by Taxol.

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varsha08 | @varsha08 | May 18 10:54am

Thanks for sharing!
Best always!

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Chris, Volunteer Mentor | @auntieoakley | May 18 11:01am

I took the three together in one giant cocktail. I also started getting the neuropathy mostly in my feet soon after my third treatment. Then I was given more chemo with herceptin a year later and it really started. A host of cancer drugs and a few other issues and boom 20 years down the road I am having a slow progression of worsening neuropathy. I take the gabapentin only at night so I can get to sleep without my feet screaming at me, but if I take it in the daytime all I want to do is sleep.
Has your doctor given you anything that seems to help beyond just sedation?

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launabess | @launabess | May 18 12:16pm

I had the same drugs and same outcome. Been 10 years now and neuropathy has increased up my leg a little past the ankles. I can still do everything, but do use a vibrating machine every morning to bring blood into my feet, etc. Doctors should have told us this could be a side effect, but no mention. I too started noticing it from Taxol infusion and my doctor told me it would not stay with me. It has and is progressing.

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