As a new patient, I want to share something important. I did develop neuropathy during treatment with Abraxane, and it can be one of the more challenging side effects.

Some patients use cold therapy (icing hands and feet during infusion). Cooling may restrict blood flow to the extremities, which can reduce the amount of chemotherapy reaching the peripheral nerves and may help lower the risk or severity of neuropathy.

It’s not a guarantee, and it’s important to discuss it with your oncology team first, but if I were starting again, I would seriously consider using cold therapy from the beginning.

Neuropathy is much easier to try to prevent than to reverse.