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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.

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Just wanted to mention, I am taking Gabapentin. I take 800 MG in the morning and 1100 MG evenings. If I don't take it, I get like electric shocks in my feet and lots of foot pain due to the diabetic Neuropathy. I have to say it does help. I know for a fact that if I miss a dose, I feel it later at night and it will wake me up sometimes. My Gabapentin is prescribed by my General Practitioner doctor.