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I'm so far down this neuropathy hole I have to reach up to touch bottom. My...
I'm so far down this neuropathy ... been hovering just over zero since chemo ... I do what I can. ... the morning creates momentum, which helps ... am thus engaged, the distress from neuropathy
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jul 14, 2023
Commenting as spouse of StageIV PCA with metastasis to lung only and getting recommended Docetaxel +...
We are 3 rounds in on the double chemo ... we had the ADT for more time to see what ... Neuropathy: We have been icing hands ... believe that has kept the peripheral neuropathy ... The steroid helps the first 2 days and
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Posted: Jun 10, 2025
Hi @formydad, you are in a similar position I was in when my dad was diagnosed...
what questions to ask and support them ... However some chemo drugs are known for ... certain level to be ready for the next chemo ... also watch for signs of peripheral neuropathy ... How often will he be getting chemo?
Support Group: Bladder Cancer
Posted: Jul 4, 2019
Hello I am D. Nolan. I started having the sensation of puffy feet underneath but there...
I will also have what feels like lightning ... I will occasionally get what feels like ... Only with the help of GOD was I able ... out the neuropathy. ... causing neuropathy.
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Apr 21, 2025
Hi @logi My accessory spinal nerve is damaged (called Brachial Plexus Legions/Neuropathy) which is why my...
damaged (called Brachial Plexus Legions/Neuropathy ... for a total of 633 mgs of Cisplatin chemo ... What made it even worse was that I was ... device online called Hugterra which helped ... relieve some of those neuropathy symptoms
Hi @lastround, I can sure empathize with what you’re going through! The lack of taste and...
so sorry your feet are feeling the neuropathy ... We can also get what’s called chemo ... aloe cream on my feet and palms to help ... The neuropathy will also take some time ... What’s the next step?
Hi Deb, From my experience with several rounds of intense, inpatient chemo for AML, I did...
clarify what happens: https://www.healthline.com ... /health/cancer/neuropathy-from-chemo ... to help avoid mouth sores. ... neuropathy caused by chemo. ... We don’t know what will manifest or
Chemo is nasty. Last year - I had four FLOT infusions, one every two weeks. Plus...
Chemo is nasty. ... Did for me, consistent with what my ... tired acupuncture after treatment for neuropathy ... Didn’t help. ... It’s what you have to do.
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Posted: Aug 15, 2024
Hi Melinda, I have such a fear of the unknown and once I started treatment it...
What you read is not necessarily what ... I was all prepared for neuropathy and ... I think I used them once during chemo ... Turns out I didn’t get neuropathy anyway ... me and doing everything she can to help
Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers
Posted: Jul 3, 2025
Good evening @tfarrell. I am responding to your post about reaching a maximum in treatment. This...
Our efforts are to help folks improve ... Did you receive a diagnosis of neuropathy ... Cancer Chemo treatments? Alcohol? ... What is most important to you at this ... What do you want to try at this time
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Feb 12, 2020
I am so glad to have found a board on a similar question I have about...
I was curious if neuropathy can cause ... My toe nails is actually what first ... handle & have been trying things to help ... ways we are having sex & lube has help ... usually always get me going if you know what
Support Group: Women's Health
Posted: Nov 25, 2022
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
Oh my God… you must feel like Jobe. My heart goes out to you; what a...
My heart goes out to you; what a series ... the end of your rope and not knowing what ... I had finished the chemo and radiation ... months before the surgery with no neuropathy ... It seems like distraction helps me sometimes
Support Group: Visiting Mayo Clinic
Posted: Dec 15, 2025
Hi, Barbara. I was diagnosed with primary peritoneal carcinoma in March 2024. It’s a sister to...
As they indicated, it will help you ... to avoid neuropathy, which can be limiting ... diligent with icing and have virtually no neuropathy ... for body and mind. 4) Figure out what ... You will have to do what feels right
Wonderful! Maybe that intense radiation helped. I had targeted radiation 3 sessions over a course of...
Maybe that intense radiation helped. ... immediately after 6 months and 1 skipped gem chemo ... always thinking black and white and what ... few months) for nearly a year before neuropathy
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Posted: Jul 9, 2025
Hi @pedie - you are right about the meds and neuropathy. They do nothing for numbness...
your chemo treatments. ... done - no meds or topical creams/oils help ... least has stopped progressing which is what ... for everyone but it has definitely helped ... There is a lot of good information on what
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Apr 21, 2017
@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
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
Hello, I’m new to this forum and I’m hoping to connect with others that deal with...
connect with others that deal with neuropathy ... with all the side effects of taking chemo ... My neuropathy started around 2016 and ... My neuropathy had been minimal (pain ... What helps?
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Mar 8, 2024
@rb991 So those nausea meds are working? I have never heard of them. Thanks. The shorter...
shorter off time between cycles, from what ... She already has experienced neuropathy ... Because it spread so much, chemo was ... , I took capecitabine with another chemo ... The combination of the two chemos was