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You’re not alone! I have had cisplatin and I also had a side effect of taste...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/318700/

Discussion: When will food taste good again after chemo and radiation?

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Aug 9, 2020

I also just learned that CBD helps with neuropathy. Heard this on a UCLA symposium recently....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/830025/

Discussion: Chemo side effects to feet and hands: cold and tight

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Mar 22, 2023

I know of only two prescription drugs, from personal experience, that help relieve my neuropathy symptoms:...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/815116/

Discussion: Chemotherapy-induced neuropathy: What helps get rid of it?

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Feb 21, 2023

@sh0rtie My suggestion is to do everything you can to learn about nerve health and healing....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1178992/

Discussion: Chemotherapy-induced neuropathy: What helps get rid of it?

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Nov 24, 2024

@kevin5555, welcome. I'm so sorry to hear that you're dealing with pain, especially in your feet,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/703444/

Discussion: Need hope: Neuropathy from chemo

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Apr 28, 2022

@kbirk Thank you! Reading about putting my feet in ice water really gave me the shivers!...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/660119/

Discussion: Chemotherapy and Dialysis: Looking for others who have had both

Support Group: Kidney & Bladder

Posted: Dec 6, 2021

My cancer nurse and oncologist both warned me about fatigue before my treatments started and to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1104708/

Discussion: Coping with fatigue: What are your coping tips?

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Jul 13, 2024

Hello @steveron, My neuropathy is not too bad in my hands although I do have a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1063124/

Discussion: Computer recommendations for someone with neuropathy?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: May 6, 2024

I am also have neuropathy that seems to be getting worse instead of better. I did...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/806968/

Discussion: Need hope: Neuropathy from chemo

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Feb 6, 2023

I had an appointment with my oncologist today. My only problem now is the neuropathy in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/870684/

Discussion: Need hope: Neuropathy from chemo

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Jun 1, 2023

Cold cap (not the big helmet, just soft cap with ice) did not help much. Used...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1245226/

Discussion: What are some ways to try to minimize neuropathy during chemo?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 25 11:20am

Sorry for the delay, it was duffucult getting back to place in the Can wr Connect...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1226508/

Discussion: When will food taste good again after chemo and radiation?

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Jan 31 7:04pm

Hi! I am happy to be following you all with some similar stories of neuropathy trials...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/831152/

Discussion: Chemotherapy-induced neuropathy: What helps get rid of it?

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Mar 24, 2023

Finished chemotherapy treatment for colon cancer on February 14,2023 Developed neuropathy in fingers and toes that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/830587/

Discussion: Chemotherapy-induced neuropathy: What helps get rid of it?

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Mar 23, 2023

I had 2 oncologists fail to diagnose my neuropathy. I self-diagnosed by comparing my symptoms on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/928977/

Discussion: Chemotherapy-induced neuropathy: What helps get rid of it?

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Sep 12, 2023

I finished chemo last May and the neuropathy my mouth has resolved, but I still have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/929826/

Discussion: Chemotherapy-induced neuropathy: What helps get rid of it?

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Sep 14, 2023

Hi raebaby..I have slight neuropathy in my left foot. I tried some asperbream with lidocaine and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/870202/

Discussion: Need hope: Neuropathy from chemo

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Jun 1, 2023

Regular weekly acupuncture treatments will do wonders for your peripheral neuropathy! I have been receiving manual...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1181117/

Discussion: Chemotherapy-induced neuropathy: What helps get rid of it?

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Nov 28, 2024

Thanks for your outstanding response. I’ve had 23 cycles. My oncologist told me about the dose-threshold...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/662391/

Discussion: Need hope: Neuropathy from chemo

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Dec 14, 2021

Hi Valentina, neuropathy is a common side effect with some types of chemotherapy, including some chemo...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/653768/

Discussion: Need hope: Neuropathy from chemo

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Nov 13, 2021