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neuropathy and dislocated ankle

NanD
NanD CSN Member Posts: 58
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
I am a three year colon cancer survivor. I have experienced the long term neuropathy from oxaliplatin that is so common but I didn't think it was too severe to interfere with much except fine work with my hands. I had returned to the tennis courts soon after finishing chemo without too much problem. However, I had a weird accident in June. I tripped and fell, which is the kind of thing that should just result in a sprain, but resulted in a dislocation( basically the foot came off the ankle). My question is just a general one to my fellow oxaliplatin neuropathy friends: anyone else out there falling around and having severe injuries? I suspect there's no connection but you never know unless you ask.
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  • jams67
    jams67 CSN Member Posts: 925 Member
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    Nan,
    That sounds very painful! Ouch!
    I am 2 years NED and I have neuropathy in both feet and fingers. I broke my ankle 3 years ago and that foot is much more numb than the other one. If I'm on that ankle a lot and it swells a little bit, it really makes a difference. As your ankle heals completely, maybe the neuropathy will disappear, but it will probably take a little time.
    Jo Ann
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  • vinny3
    vinny3 CSN Member Posts: 928 Member
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    I have the neuropathy affecting the fingertips and toes but also has given a stiff feeling in my left ankle. No injuries yet. If your neuropathy is fairly significant it could lead to an increased chance of a fall as you don't get all the same feedback of where your foot is.

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  • Heider
    Heider CSN Member Posts: 24 Member
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    vinny3 said:

    I have the neuropathy affecting the fingertips and toes but also has given a stiff feeling in my left ankle. No injuries yet. If your neuropathy is fairly significant it could lead to an increased chance of a fall as you don't get all the same feedback of where your foot is.

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    I'm a 4 year survivor. The neuropathy is gone from my fingers and only left in my toes. I have gotten used to it, so it only really bothers me if I go out in cold weather. I haven't broken anything, but do have swelling and tendonitis in my achilles tendon
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