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Computer recommendations for someone with neuropathy?
looking for laptop/notebook/keyboard recommendations to help my wife's finger neuropathy. thanks.
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: May 7 7:53am
Does radiotherapy make neuropathy worse?
Has anyone got any experience of radiotherapy making neuropathy worse? If so any advice on how to help/calm it down?
Support Group: Neuropathy
Last active: Aug 30, 2019
Need hope: Neuropathy from chemo
Is there anyone going through neuropathy from chemo. If so how long until my mother will be able to walk again afterwards. It’s been 8...
Last active: Sep 29 8:27am
What exercises do you do for neuropathy?
My wife has finished her 6 rounds of chemotherapy and is transitionaing after some dental work into mainentance chemotherapy. Her first six consisted of Tax,...
Last active: Oct 12 8:23am
Amitriptyline: Anyone use it for chemo-induced neuropathy?
Hi, my name is Kenneth Morris. 2020 l was diagnosed with bowel cancer in Feb 2021 l had major surgery to remove tumour followed by...
Support Group: Colorectal Cancer
Last active: Jun 29 1:09am
Best department to get help for Chemo-related Neuropathy?
What’s the best Department at Mayo Clinic to get started from for someone who suffers with neuropathy from chemo treatments? Suggestions...for a friend!
Last active: Sep 1, 2021
Neuropathy from Chemo - do cannabis chewables help?
Constant foot pain due to neuropathy from chemo, has anyone tried cannabis chewables for pain? I don't want to take pain meds and that is...
Last active: Jul 4, 2021
Chemotherapy-induced neuropathy: What helps get rid of it?
I finished chemo April of 2022 I have neuropathy in my fingers and feet. It doesn’t seem to be going away. What are treatments I...
Last active: Oct 21 2:04pm
What are some ways to try to minimize neuropathy during chemo?
Does putting your hands and feet in ice before starting infusion help? What about after your cycle at home? Will continuing to ice it help?
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: May 8 11:22am
Cancer survivor now developing late side-effect of neuropathy
Hi, everyone. I am a 2 time breast cancer survivor, and I am eleven years cancer free! However, I have now developed severe neuropathy in...
Last active: Aug 18, 2020
Did you do icing during chemo? Did it help?
Good morning all! I just started my chemo yesterday - Paklitaxel and Carboplatin. Concerned about neuropathy in hands and feet as well as the hair...
Last active: Jul 28, 2023
Unexplained weight loss and other symptoms?
I am curious as to other than the unexplained weight loss as the primary symptom, what other changes did you notice in your body before...
Last active: Jan 11, 2020
Choosing palliative care; what is your experience?
I would like to hear from or about other people who have chosen palliative care rather than cancer treatment. I would like to know the...
Last active: Aug 14 12:23pm
Cancer: Nothing about this is normal.
A year and a half after my pancreatic cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment, I am frequently asked if my life is getting back to normal,...
Last active: Feb 13, 2022