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@round5 Thanks for the reply. How did you ice them during the infusions? Cold packs?

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round5 | @round5 | Oct 23 12:44pm

round5 | @round5 | Oct 23 12:52pm

Small basin with ice/water for fingers. I would dip them for as long as I could stand it then out just a few seconds and back in. For my scalp and toes I used ice packs and my partner would change them out every 20 minutes or so. Never lost any hair and my neuropathy I already had to toes never got worse.

dpfbanks | @dpfbanks | Oct 27 8:54pm

@majark we did the ice with the gloves and booties you can get on Amazon - worked well. The first session we just used ice and we left a mess at the infusion center - but we were not prepared for how to do it. Important point is no neuropathy or nail issues!