Anyone tried Cold Therapy to prevent neuropathy in Taxol Chemo

So I had my first session of Paclitaxel and Herceptin yesterday.
I had mentioned to everyone at the Hospital that I would be doing Cold Therapy so they knew. I said it again when getting my preChemo medications an hour beforehand and they said to tell them to put it on the form when I checked in.
Everyone has been positive about it including my oncologist.
Yesterday I told the nurse I needed to start icing 15 minutes before chemo. She set up my port and then I donned gloves and socks and she ran saline and set the timer to come back 10 minutes later to get organised and start the chemo.

As I said before, I bought these expensive gloves from Elasto-Gel and these NatraCure socks. Truth is I was disappointed with the gloves even though they are the ones cited in research. I tried them at home and they didn't even feel cold. So we went out and bought these Bodichek ice packs at a chemist which came with bonus smaller packs. They have a good fabricky cover which makes them nicer to handle.

Yesterday after being in the Esky with ice the gloves were better, much colder. I used them without the included inserts. Even then though they only lasted about 30 minutes. For the price I think you could find a cheaper alternative. I supplemented them with those small ice packs which I held inside the gloves my fingers embedded in the ice and trying to cover my nails as well. Later I took them off and used just the small ice packs resting on a larger one. 

The socks were much better. They are cheaper too. The come from the US on Etsy or Ubuy sites. They have insertable ice packs over the toes and under the feet. We supplemented these as they thawed out with ice packs below and above.

All this was held in an esky with ice from our fridge in a large ziplock bag and another large ice pack over. Its a lot to take and I am very lucky to have my helper to carry and position ice packs (and hold a sandwich up mid chemo!) I am very grateful that my husband has been an enthusiastic helper in all this and believed in what I'm trying to do.

The ice is cold but very doable. And an hour and a half isn't that long (shiver). Though I was relieved after the chemo finished and I'd waited another 15 minutes to take them off. 

Thanks to everyone who has joined in this discussion. I think this is an important therapy to consider if you are having Paclitaxel or Doxacetel to avoid possible neuropathy. I understand it may not be for everyone but I wanted to share my experience to get the message out there and I think the research I've linked too shows its a new therapy that is becoming more widely known.