Numb Toes

padee6339
padee6339 Member Posts: 763
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Has anyone had numb toes from chemo?

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  • CR1954
    CR1954 Member Posts: 1,390 Member
    #2
    Yes Pat....
    My toes are still numb and my fingers also. It used to extend above my elbows while still on chemo. Now just from where my fingers join my hand, and my toes & very tops of my feet.

    CR
  • dmc_emmy
    dmc_emmy Member Posts: 549
    #3
    Pat-neuropathy is not uncommon
    Neuropathy (numbness in your feet and hands) is not uncommon, but it tends to lessen, or go away altogether, after you're done with treament. I finished chemo in '06, but I still have numbness in my feet. The numbness is no longer present in my fingers. The drs told me, in my case, that I will probably always have neuropathy, since it has continued for so long. However, as with other aspects of this disease, the effects are individual specific.
    dmc
  • cats_toy
    cats_toy Member Posts: 1,462 Member
    #4
    Pat
    hopefully the neuropothy will not last, I didn't have it but was told it was very likely with the Taxol. Usually just the extremities. sorry it had to happen to you.
    Take care
    =^..^=
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
    #5
    dmc_emmy said:

    Pat-neuropathy is not uncommon
    Neuropathy (numbness in your feet and hands) is not uncommon, but it tends to lessen, or go away altogether, after you're done with treament. I finished chemo in '06, but I still have numbness in my feet. The numbness is no longer present in my fingers. The drs told me, in my case, that I will probably always have neuropathy, since it has continued for so long. However, as with other aspects of this disease, the effects are individual specific.
    dmc

    Dmc is right, it is common.
    Dmc is right, it is common. But, it should go away eventually for some. But, unfortunately, I think for some it doesn't. I hope for you, it does!
  • tasha_111
    tasha_111 Member Posts: 2,072
    #6
    cats_toy said:

    Pat
    hopefully the neuropothy will not last, I didn't have it but was told it was very likely with the Taxol. Usually just the extremities. sorry it had to happen to you.
    Take care
    =^..^=

    Pat
    I got Peripheral Neuropathy after I finished Taxotare. That was one year ago, I still have a small degree of it but nowhere near as awful as it was at the start, mine has faded, I can now walk straight and handle change, But I am still slightly numb in the toes, fingertips and end of tongue.

    Hopefully It'll carry on fading. Hugs Jxxxxxxxxxx
  • cats_toy
    cats_toy Member Posts: 1,462 Member
    #7
    tasha_111 said:

    Pat
    I got Peripheral Neuropathy after I finished Taxotare. That was one year ago, I still have a small degree of it but nowhere near as awful as it was at the start, mine has faded, I can now walk straight and handle change, But I am still slightly numb in the toes, fingertips and end of tongue.

    Hopefully It'll carry on fading. Hugs Jxxxxxxxxxx

    end of the tongue????
    is that why you talk with a lisp Tasha???
    he he

    =^..^=
  • The1percen
    The1percen Member Posts: 135
    #8
    cats_toy said:

    end of the tongue????
    is that why you talk with a lisp Tasha???
    he he

    =^..^=

    OH CAT...
    That was down right MEAN... LOL... I remember a joke that really can't be told effectively on-line but the punchline was "rrrr uuu makin fffunnn a me?"
    Maybe somebody oughta sick them guppies on her??? LOL
    Mike
  • padee6339
    padee6339 Member Posts: 763
    #9
    Numbness
    I finished chemo on 3/6 and radiation on 6/8. The numbness started about 3 weeks ago. I thought it might be because I'm diabetic - but I keep that under control. Then a woman in the radiation waiting room was talking about it and I realized that must be what I have. I will mention it to my oncologist Friday and see what she says too. Is there anything you can take? Also about 2 weeks ago, I had to have two teeth pulled out due to an abscess. The infection was deep and affected the nerves. I still have numbness in the corner of my mouth, bottom lip. Hope that goes away, or I'll be tawkin' like Sylvester Stallone for the rest of my life - LOLOLOL
  • CR1954
    CR1954 Member Posts: 1,390 Member
    #10
    padee6339 said:

    Numbness
    I finished chemo on 3/6 and radiation on 6/8. The numbness started about 3 weeks ago. I thought it might be because I'm diabetic - but I keep that under control. Then a woman in the radiation waiting room was talking about it and I realized that must be what I have. I will mention it to my oncologist Friday and see what she says too. Is there anything you can take? Also about 2 weeks ago, I had to have two teeth pulled out due to an abscess. The infection was deep and affected the nerves. I still have numbness in the corner of my mouth, bottom lip. Hope that goes away, or I'll be tawkin' like Sylvester Stallone for the rest of my life - LOLOLOL

    LOL....Sylvester!
    If the numbness is neuropathy, it may go away with time, SOME may go away with time, or it may not go away at all.

    Yep, best thing to do is talk with your onc about it. She can determine if that is what it is, and she can give you answers.

    Hope you are back to talking normally soon!

    Hugs,

    CR
  • Alexis F
    Alexis F Member Posts: 3,598
    #11
    CR1954 said:

    LOL....Sylvester!
    If the numbness is neuropathy, it may go away with time, SOME may go away with time, or it may not go away at all.

    Yep, best thing to do is talk with your onc about it. She can determine if that is what it is, and she can give you answers.

    Hope you are back to talking normally soon!

    Hugs,

    CR

    I agree with CR. Talk to
    I agree with CR. Talk to your doctor about this. Hope you are better soon!
  • tasha_111
    tasha_111 Member Posts: 2,072
    #12
    The1percen said:

    OH CAT...
    That was down right MEAN... LOL... I remember a joke that really can't be told effectively on-line but the punchline was "rrrr uuu makin fffunnn a me?"
    Maybe somebody oughta sick them guppies on her??? LOL
    Mike

    Rotton Sods!
    See how they take the Mickey out of me?

    I do not have a LITHP!

    Cat.....Behave yerself woman! Mike/Mud......I know that joke....Thank goodness you kept it to the punchline, or the Morality Police in here would have hauled you over the coals..LOLOL

    Hugs to ya both!

    Jxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • DianeBC
    DianeBC Member Posts: 3,881 Member
    #13
    Alexis F said:

    I agree with CR. Talk to
    I agree with CR. Talk to your doctor about this. Hope you are better soon!

    Ask your doctor. He should
    Ask your doctor. He should be able to help you. Good luck!
  • dmc_emmy
    dmc_emmy Member Posts: 549
    #14
    padee6339 said:

    Numbness
    I finished chemo on 3/6 and radiation on 6/8. The numbness started about 3 weeks ago. I thought it might be because I'm diabetic - but I keep that under control. Then a woman in the radiation waiting room was talking about it and I realized that must be what I have. I will mention it to my oncologist Friday and see what she says too. Is there anything you can take? Also about 2 weeks ago, I had to have two teeth pulled out due to an abscess. The infection was deep and affected the nerves. I still have numbness in the corner of my mouth, bottom lip. Hope that goes away, or I'll be tawkin' like Sylvester Stallone for the rest of my life - LOLOLOL

    numbness is common after chemo
    Padee,
    It is my understanding that numbness is common after chemo and, for the most part, it slowly diminishes. Neuropathy was present in all of my limbs for quite awhile, but it's gone now, with the exception of my feet. I finished chemo in May of 2006 and my onc told me that it may never go away completely considering how long I have had it. I just need to think more carefully about what shoes I buy, no more $10 specials for me. When I buy shoes I need to make sure that there is enough padding on the sole to allow me to walk comfortably and enough width to wiggle my toes when they start to tingle more than usual. Over time, I just got use to it. Hopefully, yours will go away in time.
    dmc
  • RE
    RE Member Posts: 4,591 Member
    #15
    padee6339 said:

    Numbness
    I finished chemo on 3/6 and radiation on 6/8. The numbness started about 3 weeks ago. I thought it might be because I'm diabetic - but I keep that under control. Then a woman in the radiation waiting room was talking about it and I realized that must be what I have. I will mention it to my oncologist Friday and see what she says too. Is there anything you can take? Also about 2 weeks ago, I had to have two teeth pulled out due to an abscess. The infection was deep and affected the nerves. I still have numbness in the corner of my mouth, bottom lip. Hope that goes away, or I'll be tawkin' like Sylvester Stallone for the rest of my life - LOLOLOL

    LOL
    I am showing my age and my mentality I thought you were going to say Sylvester the CAT! Padee I had numbness in my feet and hands really bad, the feet problem went away but my left hand is still quite numb some 10 years later. It just depends on how you body reacts, from what I hear most of it goes away with time.

    Hugs,

    RE
  • cats_toy
    cats_toy Member Posts: 1,462 Member
    #16
    tasha_111 said:

    Rotton Sods!
    See how they take the Mickey out of me?

    I do not have a LITHP!

    Cat.....Behave yerself woman! Mike/Mud......I know that joke....Thank goodness you kept it to the punchline, or the Morality Police in here would have hauled you over the coals..LOLOL

    Hugs to ya both!

    Jxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    Rotten Sods! I am insulted! Highly!
    Now Julia, if I behaved myself, we wouldn't have half the fun would we?
    And what kind of comedy team would that make? Since we can't post our little funnies anymore we must try harder.
    =^..^=

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