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neuropathy (feet & hands) after treatment

Devasted
Devasted CSN Member Posts: 185
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Is there anything to help neuropathy in hands and feet. Onc. says it should improve
4 - 6 months. Husband just completed 12 rounds of Folfox, he seems to think it is
a little worse, or at least he feels well enough to notice...
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  • dianetavegia
    dianetavegia CSN Member Posts: 1,942 Member
    #2
    Gets worse for about a month
    Gets worse for about a month and then takes a long time to get better. I'm 7 months out and my fingertips are still number. My feet have not gotten better but I don't notice it anymore. Feels like wet sand in my socks.
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  • khl8
    khl8 CSN Member Posts: 807
    #3
    I am also 7 months out and
    I am also 7 months out and it is getting better. I find that an night the feet seem to be worse. I still cannot put the backs of my earrings on by myself but at least now I can feel the earrings! Hang in there!
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  • Fight for my love
    Fight for my love CSN Member Posts: 1,522 Member
    #4
    My husband still has 2 more
    My husband still has 2 more treatments to go,but for now,neuropathy really bothers him,the other day,he even couldn't feel his feet.The oncologist says he has medication,if needed,he can priscibe.I think we will ask at next appointment.
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  • Crow71
    Crow71 CSN Member Posts: 679 Member
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    I finished my 12th treatment
    I finished my 12th treatment of FOLFOX about 3 weeks ago. The neuropathy in my hands was not too severe and has gotten better. But I've noticed that my feet feel a little more "slushy" that they did during treatment. I'm a little unsteady on my feet. Your husband may be right in thinking that since he feels better in general, he may be more aware of this individual side effect. I hadn't thought of that.
    Take care. It will take time, but we will get better.
    Roger
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  • coloCan
    coloCan CSN Member Posts: 1,944 Member
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    Crow71 said:

    I finished my 12th treatment
    I finished my 12th treatment of FOLFOX about 3 weeks ago. The neuropathy in my hands was not too severe and has gotten better. But I've noticed that my feet feel a little more "slushy" that they did during treatment. I'm a little unsteady on my feet. Your husband may be right in thinking that since he feels better in general, he may be more aware of this individual side effect. I hadn't thought of that.
    Take care. It will take time, but we will get better.
    Roger

    I don't recall noticing the tingling and numbness in toes and
    bottoms of feet til after surgery and it increased when second (postop) round of chemo (FOLFOX) began, getting more intense in toes and feet bottoms with onset in left hand which fortunately subsided soon. Still have neuropathy in feet(2 more doses of chemo to go); it might have started during first round (preop)of chemo but I was so messed up then, tumor still up my ****, that I may not have ever noticed it then as I was in so much pain elsewhere.Still, I'd rather have this in my feet than the cancer up my colon!!!!!Maybe it will go away; it hasn;t gotten any worse- toes feel like slabs of cement......steve

    PS:I still think nanotechnology holds much promise in potentially being able to target cancer cells only and not causing damage to healthy cells as chemo and rad do......
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  • lcarper2
    lcarper2 CSN Member Posts: 635 Member
    #7
    neuropathy
    ask for a scrip for gabapintin (sp) I take it 3x aday for it and it does help ...
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