@traceyaus Hi Tracey. So glad to hear your Whipple procedure was successful. You’ve already gone through quite a bit with this medical drama…continuing on with the clean up with Chemo. It’s a means to get you back to a normal life going forward. But as I know myself, chemo can be pretty tough on mind and body!

For my mind, I kept as active as I could with little watercolor paintings, reading, crossword, sudoku, walking as much as I was able, or some days simply binging on Netflix. It also helped to talk with friends/family daily. But only those people with whom I could actually have real conversations about their lives, kids, whatever…I was so tired of always dwelling on my situation.

The body, well that was another subject. Oye! Nails, hair, skin, eyelashes gone…had pig-eyes for months. LOL. Anyway, yes, to answer your quesiton. Lotion up those feet. Vani-crème was good. But sometimes my skin really needed more moisture. Burt’s Bees baby balm…greasy but it helped my arms and legs look less like I was turning into a lizard.

There’s no shortage of members in Connect who have had their own odyssey through chemoland and share what works for them to calm the side effects. So many that wasn’t sure which to choose for you to start…so here’s the search.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/
And since you had a Whipple, you may want to chat with other members who have gone through the same procedure!
Here’s that search link for you!
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/
Hang in there Tracey! Next year at this time, life should look a whole lot rosier for you. Most side effects from chemo fade away over time. What types of feet issues are you having? Soreness on the bottom? Tingling? Skin sloughing?