Hand tremor - anyone had success treating with physical therapy or other approach?

dsharlee said:

hand tremor
Steve, I don't know of any way to control this, but if you find out, let me know!! I have terrible hand tremors and it is extremely bothersome. It is continuous, even during my weeks off the Temodar.

Sorry I can't help, but please know that many of us can relate.

Debbie

You know, this actually
You know, this actually reminded me. I had forgotten all about it, but for a while (I'd say about a week) after one of my chemos I developed a severe tremor in my hand when I was moving it or doing something, for example, I was eating a bowl of cereal, and as I'd lift the spoon, my hand would shake thus drop off all the cereal. I did not have radiation, however. I can only hope that yours will resolve itself on its own as mine did, and is not lasting.

Hand Tremors
Neurologist suggested a regimen of handwriting, 15 minutes a day x seven days a week, to get my right hand "back in the game." Handwriting is on a par with my 8 and 10 y/o grandsons,... with whom I shall become a regular correspondent! They're aware that their Granddad has a "problem on his brain," and needs a pen pal. It's a win-win.

Every day's an adventure of discovery in Cancervivorville.

the_liz_army said:

Cancervivorville
ShowMeFellow:

I am totally going to steal your term: Cancervivorville.



Liz

Aetiology of "Cancervivorville"
Be my guest, Liz!
Actually, if you actually google it, you can be as surprised as I was to see that I'm the first one in cyberspace to use that name for the place in which we all find ourselves.

Here's the skinny.

1) In my case, "survivor" doesn't really work,... inasmuch as I am more accurately "under siege,"... so, when The Smack Down comes, nobody outlives what I've got,... nobody actually survives it,... and certainly not long enough to earn a tee-shirt in five years.

2) My Professional Menders concede on that.

3) But still,... The Latest Clinical Study is outdated before the ink dries.

4) My Professional Menders concede on that, too.

5) ("Being realistic" is not the opposite of "being optimistic," but rather the first building block.)

6) So, since "survivor" doesn't work, I've been on the scout for a different paradigm.

7) I wonder if "cultural anthropologist" isn't a better fit,... you see them in National Geographic magazine: Nikon cameras, notebooks, cargo pants,... exploring jungle villages and villagers,... trying to figure out what the deal is with the ear lobes, who makes decisions, and why the old woman who lives in the hut across the river always gets the last word on everything that happens in the village.

8) So,... cancerVILLE,... although I'm probably not the first one to put it together,... (Nope,... just googled it,... it's been around for a couple of years).

9) Likewise cancervivor,... just googled it, too,... somebody else gets credit for that.

10) But, hey,... if you google Cancervivorville,... you and I are, so far, the first two to call our village by its useful name.

11) So,... I'm a short-time visitor, an observer, a cultural anthropologist in Cancervivorville,... learning what I can and sending dispatches back to my sponsors. Every day's an adventure,... in Cancervivorville....

"...where there are no "endings",... only "discoveries!"" (And there's a whole different story to that line, which I recite like scripture (although its not in The Holy Writ)).

Thank you, God, for giving me another day,...
for giving me the opportunities to spend it wisely and well, and
forgiving me when I don't, excusing myself because it's a Chemo Week.

ShowMeFellow.

Dear Steve 68,
I initially
Dear Steve 68,

I initially responded to this post after my 11th month of Temodar and at that time I had no hand tremors. In fact, I suggested you could be having a seizures. Oh, what a fool I was.

Now I am approaching my 17th month of Temodar and have started noticing the shakes. Actually, a co-worker noticed it too, which is what solidified what I thought was going on.

Yes, stopping caffeine helps. But still... there are times when it is hard for me to use the touch screen on my iPhone because I lose control of my fine motor skills in the hands.

I wish this was a better post.

But hey--at least Temodar is still working. *crosses fingers*

Your friend,
Liz