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Does Stem Cell Therapy work for Neuropathy?
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Have severe case of numbness in both lower legs, loss of strength and some minor shooting pains in feet.The shooting pains are not severe enough to be concerned with. Numbness in left hand which is my dominate hand with loss of strength. The neuropathy is a result of the chemo therapy for ureter cancer two years ago. There has been some minor improvement in my hand. No improvement in legs. The oncologist is useless dealing with the problem. I am happy with a pain doctor addressing deteriorating back issues. I am 78 and earned the problem legitimately. I will meet with him in a few weeks and wanted to talk about stem cell treatment for neuropathy symptoms. Anyone have experience with stem cell treatment? Thank you.
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Hello @medieval, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @colleenyoung and other members. I'm sorry to hear that you are experiencing neuropathy from your chemo treatments. There was an interesting article I read from Mayo Clinic from 2017 -- Strategy to prevent chemotherapy-induced neuropathy: https://www.mayoclinic.org/medical-professionals/neurology-neurosurgery/news/strategy-to-prevent-chemotherapy-induced-neuropathy/mac-20431145
Here is another one that you might find helpful -- Prevention and Treatment for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral
Neuropathy: Therapies Based on CIPN Mechanisms: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6343206/
Lastly and probably most important if you have been thinking about stem cell treatment is an article from the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy --- Stem Cell Treatments: A real hope or false promise?: https://www.foundationforpn.org/2018/12/20/stem-cell-treatments-a-real-hope-or-false-promise/
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Hi @medieval, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You'll notice that I moved your message to this existing discussion called "Stem Cell Therapy for Neuropathy" https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/stem-cell-therapy-for-neuropahy/
If you click VIEW & REPLY in the email notification, you can read through past posts. In this discussion you'll find a wealth of information about the latest research in stem cells therapy for neuropathy, the hope and risks of the hype.
You may also be interested in joining this discussion specific to chemo-related neuropathy in the Cancer: Managing Symptoms group
- Chemo-related Neuropathy: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/1st-time-at-mayo-for-neuropathy/
I strongly encourage you to read some the articles referenced in the stem cell therapy discussion to help you prepare for your appointment with your doctor and to know what questions to ask.