Feet are Itching

Annabelle41415
Annabelle41415 Member Posts: 6,742 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
I have neuropathy in my hands and feet (mostly feet) and they itch so bad. Like you need to take an ink pin or something sharp to itch it, but the itch just doesn't go away. I wondered if anyone else has experienced this. I don't know if this has something to do with the nerves or not, but it is very irritating.

Kim

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  • abmb
    abmb Member Posts: 311
    #2
    No Itching
    My husband's hands and feet don't itch, his hands have been burning with almost every treatment which does fade after about a week to a week and a half. This past time though his feet were affected. I did notice the last 2 treatments that his hands had swelled up also. Having another treatment tomorrow, he is going to ask for a lighter dose of meds to see if this helps. I am not for that option, since he usually only gets partial treatments to begin with, but I decided in the beginning that decision is up to him. Take care and I hope that your symptoms do subside. Margaret
  • dianetavegia
    dianetavegia Member Posts: 1,942 Member
    #3
    YES!
    The top of my left foot, near my toes, itches every day. My right foot itches but I can't tell WHERE it is itching. I'd swear I have athletes foot the way it itches!
  • lizzydavis
    lizzydavis Member Posts: 893
    #4
    dianetavegia said:

    YES!
    The top of my left foot, near my toes, itches every day. My right foot itches but I can't tell WHERE it is itching. I'd swear I have athletes foot the way it itches!

    Hi Kim, I know what you are talking about!
    Hi Kim, I know what you are talking about! I believe it is from the Xeloda. I have the very same itching on the bottom of my feet. My hands are peeling some. I went to a Feed and Seed store and bought "PRIORITY CARE Udder BALM". This balm is really rich and not the kind that you buy at Walmart. Craig told me about Bag Balm which you can purchase in a square tin from a Feed & Seed store. I like this Priority Care because it is in a tube and it has frost protection, sun screen, with Vitamins A, D, and E and Aloe Vera. It is sold for cows but it really helps my feet. I put it on generously at night and put socks on before I go to sleep and in the morning.
  • coloCan
    coloCan Member Posts: 1,944 Member
    #5
    lizzydavis said:

    Hi Kim, I know what you are talking about!
    Hi Kim, I know what you are talking about! I believe it is from the Xeloda. I have the very same itching on the bottom of my feet. My hands are peeling some. I went to a Feed and Seed store and bought "PRIORITY CARE Udder BALM". This balm is really rich and not the kind that you buy at Walmart. Craig told me about Bag Balm which you can purchase in a square tin from a Feed & Seed store. I like this Priority Care because it is in a tube and it has frost protection, sun screen, with Vitamins A, D, and E and Aloe Vera. It is sold for cows but it really helps my feet. I put it on generously at night and put socks on before I go to sleep and in the morning.

    Tingling in toes
    For some reason never felt anything during first round of chemo, as far as toes go-felt a hell of alot other pains!!. Only AFTER colostomy did my toes start tingling and feel a little strange.Hope your discomfort abates ASAP. Sorry I can;t offer any solutions....Steve
  • dianetavegia
    dianetavegia Member Posts: 1,942 Member
    #6
    Only FOLFOX
    Lizzy, both Kim and I only had FOLFOX, 12 tx's. No Xeloda. We're both several months out of chemo.

    Hubby wonders if this is the nerves regenerating. I'm not sure what it is but I try to ignore it!

    My neuropathy is still getting worse. More clumsy than before. Sometimes I feel it to my elbows and knees (to a small degree). I'm just thankful for the Oxi and the job it does.

    Diane
  • lizzydavis
    lizzydavis Member Posts: 893
    #7
    dianetavegia said:

    Only FOLFOX
    Lizzy, both Kim and I only had FOLFOX, 12 tx's. No Xeloda. We're both several months out of chemo.

    Hubby wonders if this is the nerves regenerating. I'm not sure what it is but I try to ignore it!

    My neuropathy is still getting worse. More clumsy than before. Sometimes I feel it to my elbows and knees (to a small degree). I'm just thankful for the Oxi and the job it does.

    Diane

    Oops. Kim, can you find Udder Balm?
    Oops. Kim, can you find Udder Balm? If not, I will send you some. Let me know.
  • jams67
    jams67 Member Posts: 925 Member
    #8
    itching and neuropathy
    Try Eucerin or the udder cream and on the neuropathy tingles try something like Biofreeze. The Biofreeze and other products for muscle aches seems to confuse the nerves.
    Jo Ann
  • P_I_T_A
    P_I_T_A Member Posts: 133
    #9
    Feet Tingling
    I just finished my first FOLFOX Tx today. Now that it's getting a little colder in the evening, my feet tingle ocassionally, but it's rather mild. I'm assuming since this is just the first treatment it will just get worse. I'll have to remember the Biofreeze suggestion for later, thanks. The only other noticable side effect I'm having is this "lock jaw" sensation in the back of my jaw when I first start chewing, but that to eventually subsides the more I chew.

    -DJ
  • Buzzard
    Buzzard Member Posts: 3,043 Member
    #10
    P_I_T_A said:

    Feet Tingling
    I just finished my first FOLFOX Tx today. Now that it's getting a little colder in the evening, my feet tingle ocassionally, but it's rather mild. I'm assuming since this is just the first treatment it will just get worse. I'll have to remember the Biofreeze suggestion for later, thanks. The only other noticable side effect I'm having is this "lock jaw" sensation in the back of my jaw when I first start chewing, but that to eventually subsides the more I chew.

    -DJ

    The feet tingling and itching and the old"Lockjaw"...
    First off Kim if they itch, scratch em, or better yet have hubby scratch em. Secondly try some hydrocortisone cream. It may be they simply need some TLC...(hubby again comes onto scene) so try those 2 items and if neither work, blame Phil...LOL

    Secondly "Lockjaw" doesn't get better until the oxy goes away...each new food in mouth has its own "appeal" kind of like a lemon drop at first bite.....if it doesn't go away after you finish the oxal, then maybe a tetanus shot will do the trick.....Good luck , Buzzard
  • johnnybegood
    johnnybegood Member Posts: 1,117 Member
    #11
    Buzzard said:

    The feet tingling and itching and the old"Lockjaw"...
    First off Kim if they itch, scratch em, or better yet have hubby scratch em. Secondly try some hydrocortisone cream. It may be they simply need some TLC...(hubby again comes onto scene) so try those 2 items and if neither work, blame Phil...LOL

    Secondly "Lockjaw" doesn't get better until the oxy goes away...each new food in mouth has its own "appeal" kind of like a lemon drop at first bite.....if it doesn't go away after you finish the oxal, then maybe a tetanus shot will do the trick.....Good luck , Buzzard

    hello
    kim as you know i have been fighting this f$%^#@ neuropathy that is constant 24/7 my whole body feels as if it is vibrating.luckily i dont have the itchy feeling but if i did along with all this pain i am in i surley would think about taking to many pills if you know what i mean.i have even started back smoking only about 3 to 4 cigs a day trying to see if it will make the pain of this damn oxy side effect go away.good luck to you but for me almost 4 months out of chemo and still living in pain even 1 year and 3 months since i was dx.........johnnybegood
  • dianetavegia
    dianetavegia Member Posts: 1,942 Member
    #12
    johnnybegood said:

    hello
    kim as you know i have been fighting this f$%^#@ neuropathy that is constant 24/7 my whole body feels as if it is vibrating.luckily i dont have the itchy feeling but if i did along with all this pain i am in i surley would think about taking to many pills if you know what i mean.i have even started back smoking only about 3 to 4 cigs a day trying to see if it will make the pain of this damn oxy side effect go away.good luck to you but for me almost 4 months out of chemo and still living in pain even 1 year and 3 months since i was dx.........johnnybegood

    HI Johnnybegood
    My neuropathy has worsened. My whole body vibrates, too. When I look down, I feel like a tiny sonic boom went off in my feet. LOL

    If Kim's itch is like mine, it's almost like a phantom itch. I'm not even sure where to scratch. No rash or cracks, no dryness, etc.... just an intense itch. I'd like to think that's our nerves healing themselves. :o)
  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 Member Posts: 6,742 Member
    #13
    lizzydavis said:

    Oops. Kim, can you find Udder Balm?
    Oops. Kim, can you find Udder Balm? If not, I will send you some. Let me know.

    Cream
    Oh my, I could have sworn I wrote you back about this. I've seen the bee balm but never the udder balm. I will go to the pharmacy or GNC and see if they have it. Thank you for offering to send it, that is sweet of you. It does drive me crazy though especially when I'm laying in bed.

    Hugs! KIim
  • dianetavegia
    dianetavegia Member Posts: 1,942 Member
    #14
    Annabelle41415 said:

    Cream
    Oh my, I could have sworn I wrote you back about this. I've seen the bee balm but never the udder balm. I will go to the pharmacy or GNC and see if they have it. Thank you for offering to send it, that is sweet of you. It does drive me crazy though especially when I'm laying in bed.

    Hugs! KIim

    Walmart has it, too
    Right on the shelves. :o)
  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 Member Posts: 6,742 Member
    #15
    dianetavegia said:

    HI Johnnybegood
    My neuropathy has worsened. My whole body vibrates, too. When I look down, I feel like a tiny sonic boom went off in my feet. LOL

    If Kim's itch is like mine, it's almost like a phantom itch. I'm not even sure where to scratch. No rash or cracks, no dryness, etc.... just an intense itch. I'd like to think that's our nerves healing themselves. :o)

    Itch
    Yes, it's an intense itch comes from very deep down and no matter how hard I itch it doesn't relieve it. I'm going to get some of that udder balm like Lizzy suggested and see if that words. I do believe it could be the nerves coming back together or "waking" up from this oxy.

    Sorry Johnnybegood you are having so much problem with this still. Did you go to the neurologist yet on this? Boy I sure have thought about smoking again many times. I hope you get some relief very soon.

    This oxy was a nasty drug. I was fortunate that I was able to go through my whole treatment without reduction even though I wanted too.

    Kim

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