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@auntieoakley

I have some chemo related neuropathy, and it really bugs me once I am sitting quietly. Maybe that it why everyone thinks I am the energizer bunny all day 😂. I do take 900 mg of gabapentin at night. I also put my feet on a giant ice pack every night when I lay down in bed. When my feet are really cold I set the ice pack aside to be frozen again in the morning and go to sleep.
I can’t stand anything on my feet that is synthetic, I can’t say why, but I wear wool socks in the day, and at night, I stick my feet out below the sheet and blanket.
I sometimes use a roll on lidocaine from aspercreme in the evening if my feet feel like they are on fire.
All of this isn’t foolproof, but for me it is better than gabapentin during the day. I couldn’t stay awake to accomplish anything when I took it in the daytime.
Do you have any tips or tricks you use to make it better?

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I have trouble with covers being too heavy on my feet. I take a body pillow and place it under the covers at the foot of the bed. Looking this yr. for lighter still warm cover. I use a quilt now.