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Kadcyla and neuropathy. Do I need to wear ice gloves and socks?
Neuropathy | Last Active: Mar 30 12:29pm | Replies (4)Comment receiving replies
Hello @botterd, There does seem to be a lot of evidence that wearing cooling gloves and socks during chemotherapy treatment helps. Here's some information on the topic.
-- Can Cooling Gloves and Socks Relieve Chemotherapy Neuropathy?
https://www.healthline.com/health/cancer/can-cooling-gloves-and-socks-relieve-chemotherapy-neuropathy
If you haven't seen this related discussion, you might want to scan through it to learn what others have shared.
-- Chemotherapy-induced neuropathy: What helps get rid of it?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/chemotherapy-induced-neuropathy/
There are also quite a few discussions on Kadcyla that you might find helpful. Here is a search of Connect with links to the discussions and member comments - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/.
Are you taking any pain medications for the neuropathy symptoms from the treatment with Taxol?
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@johnbishop thanks for the additional information. I will check it all out. I refuse to take gabapentin since it does nothing to repair and I don't need the side effects. I take high dosage Tylenol on the days when the neuropathy is worse. I see a neurologist next week in the hopes that she can do more than just write a prescription.