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I was able to tolerate all 4 Taxotere treatments but did end up with neuropathy - feet and legs, less hands. was told it would go away in a few weeks and when pressed, they said usually 10-12. Still had it after that, persistent but not worsening on the ai. Asked at 7 weeks if it I need to consider it permanent at that point and he recommended a supplement called alpha lipoic acid at 600mg twice daily. Researched it and found it does help with nerve regeneration/transmission so went on it and it helped clear about 80% of the neuropathy. Stopped at 6 months and while there was still a small amount, didn’t bother me. It has worsened some the last few months - I think because of the exemestane - but haven’t restarted the ala yet. Just now changing to letrozole so will see if it stabilizes once off the exemestane and if not will probably try the ala again (sigh, another pill).

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@mistymar I'm hoping since I'm only doing the 1 Taxol infusion split over 3 weeks that this will not be permanent. The Taxol was to replace the last TC infusion.