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Need hope: Neuropathy from chemo

Cancer: Managing Symptoms | Last Active: Jan 21 10:24am | Replies (135)
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@varg4258

I have Peripheral Neuropathy on hand and feet from taking Chemo. Chemo treatment ended in 12/2022. What are the symptoms of Peripheral Neuropathy healing or getting worse? I read Neuropathy gets worse before the healing phase. Feet feels more stiff after the second session of Acupuncture. Squeezing feet and toe's feel like twisting sandbags. Please comment if you experienced Peripheral Neuropathy and no longer have it.

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mustang08 | @mustang08 | May 7, 2023

My hubby discontinued Oxiliplatin Nov 2022 and no relief yet. We’re afraid it’s irreversible

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | May 17, 2023

@varg4258 and @mustang08, several members are talking about chemo-induced neuropathy in the Cancer: Managing Symptoms support group (https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/cancer-managing-symptoms/)

Some chemo drugs like oxiliplatin are known to cause peripheral neuropathy. It is often temporary and can improve after you finish treatment. For some people, it can be long lasting. For my dad, they monitored his neuropathy closely because he also had type 2 diabetes, which can increase the risk of the neuropathy being permanent. After several rounds of chemo (5 I think), they reduced the amount of oxi in the drug combo to reduce the risk of the severity of neuropathy.

Varg, do you have pain with the neuropathy or numbness or both?

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