I dont have any personal knowledge in this and just completed my radiation. However I just walked with a friend who just completed chemo, awaiting mastectomy, and said for Chemo she was instructed to bring ice water and cold hand mits to protect against mouth sores and something that can also happen to hands (neuropathy?) while undergoing chemo. I had not heard of that, and from your message above I dont think youve had chemo. Is it possibly unrelated? Ughhh...feel for you. We have to be ready to field anything coming our way. I got shingles after week 1 of radiation. Taken by surprise by that one.

Take care