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Need hope: Neuropathy from chemo
Cancer: Managing Symptoms | Last Active: Jan 21 10:24am | Replies (135)Comment receiving replies
@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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I had to take Capecitabine (Xeloda®) + Oxaliplatin. Both feet and hands are very sensitive to cold temperatures and unable to walk on tile or hard wood floors. Legs feel heavy when i try to cross my legs while laying down on bed and it gets stiff. Feet majority of the times feel like bending sand bags. Hands feel like i got tiny pebbles under my skin when i rub my hands together. I have pain when my legs get stiff and cold sensitivity.