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Need hope: Neuropathy from chemo

Cancer: Managing Symptoms | Last Active: Jan 21 10:24am | Replies (135)

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I had two chemotherapy treatments, with the last one being in early June. I ended up with neuropathy in my feet and some in my hands. No pain, just alot of numbness in my feet. I've also had three tests done; first one with gastroenterologist. Results found that I had achalasia. Two more tests with a thoracic surgeon; no achalasia and nothing showing that I might have anything to do with acid reflux. My symptoms have been warming sensations in my abdomen area and my head. Also some tightness around my rib cage, some nausea and sudden weight loss. Can't seem to take deep breaths easily. Several trips to the ER because of dizziness and breathing issues. They couldn't figure out. My oncologist said that the neuropathy in my feet would go away. From what I know now, that could take up to a year. I'm asking if anyone else has been going through these symptoms after having chemotherapy treatments. I have an appointment with my oncologist in January. I'm going to try to get an earlier one. The thoracic surgeon told me to have a discussion with my oncologist because he thinks my symptoms may be a result from the chemotherapy treatments. Can anyone out there relate?

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Hi @d13, I am sorry you are going through this. You will see that I moved your post to a discussion from April about getting neuropathy after chemo. I did this so you can connect with other members.
You may also want to check out this discussion: Chemo-related Neuropathy: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/1st-time-at-mayo-for-neuropathy/

What are you doing to counteract the pain?

Link to the NIH study
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3748123/
Pyridoxine for Prevention of Hand-Foot Syndrome Caused by Chemotherapy: A Systematic Review

The conclusion of this study published in 2013:
There is inadequate evidence to make any recommendation about using pyridoxine for prevention of HFS caused by chemotherapy. However, pyridoxine 400 mg may have some efficacy. Further studies of large sample sizes are needed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of pyridoxine, especially at high dose, in comparison with placebo.

Perhaps there is newer information? Check out the cited by list in the column to the right of the article.