Chemo-induced Peripheral Neuropathy and Breast Cancer

I have to ask if there’s anything different you’d have done going into your dose dense chemo. I’ve got the same chemo starting next week.
I play multiple instruments and don’t want to lose my hands….
Nutrition supplements…..icing…?

Hi Karen
I did wear cold mitts and booties during my chemo that helped with getting neuropathy.

I had the same thing happen to me. both my feet felt like I had permanent pads on my soles.
I had tingling in my neck that lasted for what seemed like minutes but probably was less than one minute. I stopped taking Letrozole and within six days it was a lot better. I think in time both symptoms will go away the longer I am off Letrozole . My oncologist said it was not the Letrozole, but my neurologist said, it had to be. Nothing else was wrong with my nerve endings.

Hi @seindroit, I moved your question about neuropathy to this related discussion. Click the link to see helpful tips from members.
- Chemo-induced Peripheral Neuropathy and Breast Cancer: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/neuropathy-11/

@seindroit, did you talk to your cancer team about the sensations in your face to rule out something else?

Mine wasn’t as bad, just legs and feet but it wouldn’t go away after chemo (Taxotere). After 7 months, when I finally asked if it was permanent, he recommended trying alpha lipoid acid, 600mg twice daily. Can get at most “health food” places or vitamin shoppes but I got last bottle on Amazon for that strength. Noticed a difference within a couple weeks and continued for 6 months and only have a little residual in left foot.

Hello everyone,
Breast cancer 17mm discovered in November 2023, Her2+++, operation in December 2023, 3 chemo ec then 12 taxols (until June 2024), 18 radiotherapy sessions and on Tamoxifene since August.

I still have neuropathy in my 2 feet and 2 fingers on each hand. It gets worse with the cold.
What bothers me are the strange sensations in my face, in both temples, both eyes and my forehead. It comes and goes, amplified by stress. It's like my muscles are being pulled, sometimes it feels like numbness. No facial paralysis. Just a sensation that drives me crazy.
I'm thinking it could be the taxol, because I've read about similar experiences... But I'm afraid... So here I am to exchange ideas...

Thanks in advance

Ahhh, that makes more sense. Thanks for the clarification.

I used gloves and booties during chemo so far no neuropathy

Just to clarify: I use the infared now to hopefully encourage nerve healing. Used cold packs during the actual drug infusions.

I used cold pack mitts and socks with 100% of my taxol treatments and still ended up afterwards with the worst chemotherapy-induced neuropathy any of my doctors had ever seen. All I can say is the cold therapy definitely didn't work for me.