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Problems months after colon resection surgery: What Helps?
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It's been almost 3 years since my chemo treatments and I still have tingling in my hands and fingers. My Dr. told me the chemo would have this effect but it should subside with time but may never completely go away. It has subsided quite a bit, no more shocking feeling when I touch ice but they still feel somewhat numb at times. I also have Diabetes so I started out with peripheral neuropathy in my feet and it has gotten worse since the chemo too. At least my cancer is gone and I'll live a longer life because I decided to get it taken care of.
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I’ve been having trouble with my big toe nails on both feet coming off read an article that was called chemo toe that said it was a result of the chemo treatments. Does anyone know anything about this
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I too had cancer surgery followed by chemo ending 20 months ago and still have mild tingling in my feet and hands/fingers. More irritating than painful or crippling. Advice I received was that it usually goes away with time, but there are some that it doesn't.
They suggested gabapentin, but I declined because it was tolerable.
I do have a strange symptom where things that contact my skin (like laying in bed or sitting in a chair) starts with tingling, then prickliness, then builds a sensation of burning until I get so uncomfortable that I change positions which makes sleep difficult. No redness nor rash. No idea if this related to nerves/neuropathy, although that's what I thinking. May have my PCP try the gabapentin or see a neurologist.