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Pain after 6 months Chemotherapy
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Jun 16, 2002 - 5:54 pm
My mother went through ovarian cancer that spread to her stomach. She had rough time through chemo but did great. About 2 months ago she started becoming almost helpless to the point she can't get up swollen feet and hands its like she is a 64 year old woman in a 90 year old body. Four doctors have been confused that think its a nerve disease caused by the effects of the 3 chemo that she took. Is anyone there that is having same problem and if they are being helped she is worse now than ever... SnowHill |
Joined: Apr 2002
If your mother took taxol and/or carboplatin she is probably experiencing neuropathy. For some reason I find doctors reluctant to attribute neuropathy to chemo. I have neuropathy and my neurologist attributes it to chemo, but my oncologist is in denial. Wish he would accept the fact that neuropathy or no neuropathy, I am glad to be alive and would take chemo over again if I had to in a heartbeat.
Joined: May 2001
Neuropathy, a problem that sometimes occurs with chemotherapy treatment. It is damage to the nerves. It can occur from some chemotherapy drugs used in conventional cancer treatment.
There are three major goups of nerves in the human body, the peripheral nerves that carry information to and from the limbs, the nerves that supply the bowels and other internal organs, and the nerves of the head which connect to the ears, eyes, taste buds, etc. Nerves in any or all of these major groups can be affected by certain chemotherapy drugs.
Nerves are vulnerable to many kinds of damage. They can be damaged by certain cancers. This may be caused by the cancer cells producing a particular kind of biological agent that interferes with the function of the nerves. Sometimes, they can be damged by drugs used in chemotherapy treatment. The chemotherapy drugs that most likely cause n