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@minimia, I'm not an oncologist or nurse, so I'm only sharing my dad's experience. Some of...
Some of these chemo drugs (oxaliplatin ... ) can cause peripheral neuropathy (numbness ... She/he could provide counsel on what ... ; is for his sugar levels while on chemo ... An oncology nutritionist can also help
Since you wrote I have been hoping for some wisdom but it seems to be alluding...
life and found happiness with the help ... it were me, I can’t possibly know what ... computer search on the probability of Chemo ... drugs causing Neuropathy. ... Maybe find out what medication they
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Sep 6, 2019
@gardiner Please let me add my welcome to Mayo Clinic connect! Like you, I am going...
Like you, I am going through chemo for ... Dealing with neuropathy in my left calf ... nerves near my hip, rather than the chemo ... rubbing CBD cream on the affected part helps ... Will you let me know what you find out
Posted: Dec 10, 2021
To vtgal Could you tell me if you had chemo for your breast cancer. I got...
vtgal Could you tell me if you had chemo ... I got neuropathy from chemo after discovering ... drugs that are noted for causing neuropathy ... I hope this helps you because I know ... I hope you find what works best for
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Apr 30, 2023
I haven't experienced anything like this, and I have no medical knowledge, but I wanted to...
Palliative care doctors help you manage ... there are some medications that can help ... with neuropathy (I don't know what ... to my oncologist about revising the chemo
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Posted: Apr 19, 2023
@helenholland3 Hi Helen, welcome! Sadly you are definitely not alone in this problem of peripheral neuropathy....
2014 after her second infusion of chemo ... She knows what caused hers but lots ... of people never know what the cause ... deficiency too much vitamin b6 surgery chemo ... Does that help?
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Dec 15, 2020
I posted the following on another thread and copied it here. I just finished my third...
I just finished my third chemo treatment ... What helped me most was reducing the ... chemo dosage for modified Folfirinox ... lemonade (I don't have much cold neuropathy ... Re neuropathy, my oncologist emphatically
Hi @schony1087 sorry to hear that you are suffering with PN. My wife has constant burning...
deep in her feet as well, both since chemo ... water just before turning in which helps ... does not use any other drugs and from what ... either for neuropathy. ... What have you found out about dealing
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Apr 21, 2020
@karendb Hi, Karen. Yes, I have had a few bouts of depression, too, but I am...
Arimidex or due to the issues from chemo-induced ... peripheral neuropathy. ... My solution was to recognize it for what ... ask your oncologist if this might help
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Posted: Mar 29, 2019
Just a wild guess - I had similar symptoms - since chemo attacks the nervous system...
guess - I had similar symptoms - since chemo ... the nervous system harshly (as in neuropathy ... In my case, now 22 months post-chemo ... For what it's worth, I also had ... I did PT to help with these, but I still
Support Group: Colorectal Cancer
Posted: Sep 28, 2023
Yes, it is common to cut back on the Oxaliplatin... maybe first to 75%, or even...
Sometimes just skipping a cycle can really help ... If switching chemo regimens... what ... Any neuropathy... or cold sensitivity
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Posted: Dec 27, 2023
Hi! I have had neuropathy for 13 years. I had oral cancer, surgery but it came...
I have had neuropathy for 13 years. ... I choose to do intensive chemo in hospital ... had surgery and have completed six chemo ... It helps but I am so foggy brained now ... Does anyone have a suggestion on what
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Nov 9, 2023
@pcallier, you may also appreciate these related discussions: – Chemotherapy-induced neuropathy: What helps get rid of...
discussions: – Chemotherapy-induced neuropathy ... : What helps get rid of it? ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/chemotherapy-induced-neuropathy ... / – Need hope: Neuropathy from chemo
Support Group: Colorectal Cancer
Posted: Aug 16, 2023
Hi Pat, I moved your question about treatment for chemo-induce neuropathy to this existing discussion related...
your question about treatment for chemo-induce ... - Chemo-induced Peripheral Neuropathy ... : What helps get rid of it? ... / - Baclofen for Chemo-induced Peripheral ... from chemo https://connect.mayoclinic.org
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Posted: Aug 16, 2023
Hi! Happy to hear you have found your way to Mayo. I had an open Whipple...
street from St Mary’s while my family helped ... What regimen of chemo are you on? ... I would eat what I could in very small ... My only residual symptom is severe chemo ... induced neuropathy.
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Posted: Apr 3, 2023
Only God can predict our end. The doc at Mayo gave me 11 months with chemo...
doc at Mayo gave me 11 months with chemo ... Typing can be an issue since the neuropathy ... active but not as good as prior to chemo ... I think prayers have helped a lot. ... That started what turned into a whirlwind
I had been told by one oncologist that "GCA" (Gem+Cis+Abrax) was a particularly nasty combo, but...
GCA for me (hair loss aside) is more neuropathy ... whichever is easiest/closest." What ... you might be getting the same "chemo ... my steroid load by 1/3, which has helped ... a lot, filling in the gaps really helps
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Posted: May 3, 2023
I have been taking Gabapentin for 13 years. I was put on it after lengthy chemo...
I was put on it after lengthy chemo ... had surgery and have completed six chemo ... is a bugger to cause neuropathy. ... What I have noticed most is the “foggy ... Hope this helps.
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Nov 11, 2023
I'm not medically trained at all, just echoing some thoughts from discussions I've read here and...
peripheral neuropathy) patients often ... hypersensitive state, overexposure to what ... might cause further damage -- like what ... well as icing have been reported to help ... hard to tell if they're really helping
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Posted: Jan 14 1:43pm
I did the cold socks and mittens, and ice in the mouth for the first treatment....
This is what worked for me - If after ... a treatment, your neuropathy is such ... I had 12 treatments of chemo before ... Now, 8 weeks post-surgery, my neuropathy ... treatments of gem/abraxane really helped