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@199 It would make sense to me that you had the neuropathy after that many infusions of Gemcitabine/Abraxane. Your symptoms are similar to mine, the duck walk, pain in the feet. I normally have the foot pain in the front of my right foot only at night and bad enough that it wakes me up. One thing that helped a lot was using the licocaine cream that the VA gave me to put on my infusion port before the chemo sessions. I was told I have a very deep port and it does hurt bad when the needle goes in and the lidocaine on there an hr. before I get chemo stopped that pain. I rub the licocaine cream on my right foot and then put a sock over it before going to bed. Thanks for the response and I hope this info gives you some small relief.

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@56pan The VA has been very helpful with assistive devices like cane, shower chair, walker with seat 🙂 and a power chair (light weight and fits in back of our Blazer). Does not hurt to ask your provider if you need something. I use all of the above at differing times. The last few showers I could actually stand again 🙂 Oh how the little things can mean so much 🙂 Lidocaine cream is helpful for the neuropathy. So is Hempvana nerve pain relief. I found using a massager can help the neuropathy but had to stop when I developed blood clots in my right leg. Elevating the legs on a pillow (like "Gerd" pillow) helped some on the night I had chemo.