Peripheral Neuropathy - Ice Packs

Thank you arpie and jennyss for your advice on the peripheral neuropathy. I’m going to give the cold packs a go when they arrive as well as vit B. I really appreciate all the feedback and knowledge. I have only started my journey with 1 dose dense treatment and already I feel the fatigue effects but I’m learning to listen to my body. Thank you again

@tinypott ... If you get Hand/Foot syndrome (peeling/flaking skin & even splitting of flesh that may cause bleeding & pain) ..... recent studies presented to an Oncology Conference have shown that Voltaren Gel (Diclofenac is the generic term) rubbed onto the skin as SOON AS the peeling starts ...... can work & help prevent it getting worse and even aid in healing!  Weird, I know!  You can Read up on it here:
https://www.breastcancer.org/research-news/diclofenac-prevents-hand-foot-syndrome

Take care & all the best

Hi @tinypott,
Five years ago I did suffer from peripheral neuropathy, or foot/hand syndrome. This was my only chemo side effect (apart from tiredness). I had peeling and blistering of hands and feet. Ice-packs, home made and fancier at the cancer centre did help me a lot. Everything healed quickly once chemo was finished. Best wishes for your treatment from jennyss in Western NSW

Wishing you all the best for your treatment @tinypott xx  Welcome to the blog!    Feel free to check this link out - lots of tips on things on the forum here (including 'tick sheets' to 'self assess' yourself that you can take with you to your Appts & show your Onc:
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/23477/a-big-welcome-to-all-our-new-members#latest

I didn't have chemo - but I put 'peripheral neuropathy' into the search area & clicked 'newest' and these are the results - you may be able to find some nuggets of info in these posts xx.  Good luck

https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/search?domain=all_content&query=peripheral%20neuropathy&sort=-dateInserted&scope=site&source=community