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Wow, you have a lot to deal with. I’m kind of in the same boat, since chemotherapy treatments; the last one was way back in early June. I got neuropathy in my feet and hands. I luckily just have the numbness, mostly in my left foot; which doesn’t seem to be getting any worse. My main symptoms are within my abdomen and head. I also have tinnitus. My head symptom is the brain fog. It’s hard to explain what’s going on in my abdomen. It’s like a constant turmoil feeling. No pain involved. In the beginning there was a tightness or constriction feeling around the rib cage and back area. Everything else has been ruled out. Tests were done at the gastroenterologist and thoracic surgeon fields. My oncologist seems to be stumped about my abdominal symptoms. He has prescribed the medication; Duloxetine for the neuropathy 30 mg, but that made me feel very lightheaded. I’m going to ask for the lowest dosage and see what happens with it. I don’t know if this will help with my abdomen symptoms or not.

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I’m sorry to hear this. As if the chemo wasn’t enough. 😞 Does your tinnitus come and go? And yes the brain fog is in many ways debilitating. I can’t process info, short term memory non existent… I find myself making adjustments at work to hide it. I must also say that there are often times where I just feel mentally “off”. I don’t feel good. Feel distant, disconnected, “gross”. Maybe it’s a form of disassociation, I don’t know. I’m not sure I have the words for it. I’m not giving up on getting some normalcy back, but for the time being I wait for the pockets (few hours, few days) where the fog lifts and my body isn’t acting crazy.