Kadcyla and neuropathy. Do I need to wear ice gloves and socks?

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?

There is scant scientific evidence that wearing ice gloves, socks, and hats makes much of a difference. Where are the scientific trials? It seems to me that treatment for neuropathy is a low priority in the research world. The ice glove, et al. didn't work for me so I am getting acupuncture treatments, taking an over the counter zinc and multi vitamin supplement, and eating lots of leafy green vegetables including kale, broccoli, and spinach. I am learning to live with neuropathy and it is slowly getting better.

I agree with you. I wore them during 3 months of Taxol and my doctor stopped the infusions 3 weeks early since the neuropathy had exploded. 4 months after the last infusion there seems to be no improvement. I refuse to take gabapentin since it only masks, it doesn't repair. I've read where Kadcyla can exacerbate neuropathy so I may have to resume wearing the socks and gloves just to be on the safe side.

@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.