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Chemo Related Neuropathy/Anodyne Therapy

LorettaB
LorettaB CSN Member Posts: 51
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Hi, Everyone,

Has anyone who has developed Taxol-related Neuropathy looked into Anodyne Therapy for relief?

Hope everyone is doing good. Just finished day 15 of rads...MUCH easier than chemo but going everyday is such a pain!

Hugs,
Loretta
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  • lindatn
    lindatn CSN Member Posts: 229
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    sorry I can't answer the taxol question but you are close to half done with the rads treatment and then most likely done so there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Hang in there. God Bless Linda
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  • LorettaB
    LorettaB CSN Member Posts: 51
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    lindatn said:

    sorry I can't answer the taxol question but you are close to half done with the rads treatment and then most likely done so there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Hang in there. God Bless Linda

    Thanks, Linda, and I read your posts often!
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  • Ellison
    Ellison CSN Member Posts: 68
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    Hi Loretta,

    I am taking Toxal/Avastin treatments and I was wondering what Anodyne Thearapy was. I would be interested. I have a little numbness in the tips of my fingers.

    elli
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  • LorettaB
    LorettaB CSN Member Posts: 51
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    Hi, Elli,

    Here's the website - www.anodynetherapy.com.

    "Anodyne Therapy is the market leader in infrared photo therapy and the only photo energy therapy with clinical studies published in peer-reviewed medical journals.  Over a thousand Anodyne Care Centers in hospitals, universities, home health agencies, nursing homes, physician offices and therapy clinics are available to provide Anodyne Therapy as part of a comprehensive therapy program."

    I have a friend in treatment with a man who has severe peripheral neuropathy and he told her it had helped him tremendously.

    Taxol did a number on me and I have pretty severe neuropathy in my hands and feet. Medications help only part of the time and the side effects are not acceptable anymore.

    So I am going to check it out. Hope this helps and that your treatments don't make the "tingling" worse.

    I tell ya, when I recall my onc telling me that Taxol would cause some numbness and tingling, I thought she meant just a SLIGHT unpleasantness. Big surprise.

    Lo
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