post chemo neropathy how long does this last?

katabo
katabo Member Posts: 61
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
has anyone experianced this and how long b-4 it stops and what's the best treatment? physical therapy? nerontin? time?

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  • vjc5199
    vjc5199 Member Posts: 101
    #2
    what is it!!??!! i recently had my unexpected last chemo. is it something i should watch for? Vicki
  • cthip
    cthip Member Posts: 7
    #3
    Are talking about numbness or tingling in your fingers from Taxol or Taxotere? I was on Taxotere and could only take 6 weekly(was suppose to have 12 weekly) treatments and got so much pain in my fingers that I had to stop treatment.It took about a month and I got back the full use of my fingers and no more pain.
  • jmears
    jmears Member Posts: 266
    #4
    I had/have neropathy that was very bad for about 6 months after the chemo was done. I did go to a neourolgist but I did not get any treatment just a diagnosis. I took ibuprofen, massages and hot baths. I had a lot of pain mostly on the left side from my neck to my toes. I had surgery on the right side ... I took the chemo on the left side ... I wonder if that had something to do with it. Well now my feet bother me some ... mostly the left ... but I'm pretty much pain free ... some tingling and numness but hardly noticable. Good Luck. Jamie
  • katabo
    katabo Member Posts: 61
    #5
    vjc5199 said:

    what is it!!??!! i recently had my unexpected last chemo. is it something i should watch for? Vicki

    it's pain down my legs and arms feels like it's in the bones. it started three weeks after ending (a/c chemo 4 cycles)
    your last chemo ? do you have radiation now ?
  • katabo
    katabo Member Posts: 61
    #6
    cthip said:

    Are talking about numbness or tingling in your fingers from Taxol or Taxotere? I was on Taxotere and could only take 6 weekly(was suppose to have 12 weekly) treatments and got so much pain in my fingers that I had to stop treatment.It took about a month and I got back the full use of my fingers and no more pain.

    no i had just a/c no taxol or anything
    it's mostly pain at nite in my arms and legs
    i've decided to not take anymore meds for it it just masks the condition. i've gotten responces that it will go away on it's own with exercise and time
  • 24242
    24242 Member Posts: 1,398 Member
    #7
    katabo said:

    it's pain down my legs and arms feels like it's in the bones. it started three weeks after ending (a/c chemo 4 cycles)
    your last chemo ? do you have radiation now ?

    neropathy can be really many places in my case it affected the mastectomied chest and shoulder down arm even across over into chest down to sternum.
    Sometimes the bone aches can be due to the chemo itself I found.
    Tara

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