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A tip to ease hand-foot syndrome side effects
Hand-foot syndrome, or Palmar Plantar Erythrodysesthesia (PPE) can be a side effect of chemotherapy, as I found out. It is not a nerve thing - it is a skin toxicity associated with some chemo chemical...
I get blisters on my toe tips. My oncologist said she had never heard of it. I place a drop of essential lavender oil on each toe. Blisters stay away but I still get a minor irritation which is okay.