Tingling feet

Thanks kezmusc, that's really interesting to know :) 

I didn't have any issues with this all through chemo or the three weeks I took off before starting Tamoxifen.  I get feet tingling pretty much exactly 2 hours after I take the tamoxifen tablet.  You can almost set your watch by it.  Tingling feet then major hot flush that lasts a couple of minutes the same every night.  Then, thankfully it disappears about 2hrs after.  
I recently had a couple of weeks break from tamoxifen due to a lot of side effects.  No tingling at all then either. 

Thanks for the info Lisha, I'll definitely mention it again when I see my doctors.  I think I'm low risk for diabetes but will ask my doctor to check.   Please let me know how you get on :) 

That's what I am thinking steplightly. :) 

Could it be a side affect of Tamoxifen? It would be very annoying.

Tingling, pins and needles and a crawling sensation in hands and feet are signs of neuropathy. Often caused by chemo (chemo induced neuropathy), diabetes and/or nerve damage to the spine. I am currently dealing with it in my hands and forearms and a burning sensation down one leg. I don't believe mine is from any back or spinal nerve damage and I don't have diabetes. I had chemo and radiation 14 mths ago and the pins and needles started a few months after in my hands and arms first and have progressed to a really bad numbness which is affecting my life now. Pins and needles started a little later only in my right foot and is now a constant burning sensation all the way up to my thigh, It feels like a sunburn. I talk to my GP and Oncologist about it every time I see them and they show no concern, just something I have to live with and it may improve with time. There isn't a lot you can do other than live with it, or there are a few medications if it is painful.

At the moment my numbness has progressed to my torso and my hands feel like rubber and feel like I've been carrying bricks around all day. I can't touch type anymore, just two fingered typing, I knock glasses of water over and am very clumsy. My spatial awareness has been affected. So now my GP is ready to do something as it has progressed. My GP thinks it may be due to my monthly Zoladex injections to stop my oestrogen production, which I've been having since Feb last year. I'm off to see my Oncologist this afternoon to see what he thinks. My quality of life has deteriorated so I'm really ready to do something about it instead of putting up with it in the hope that I am preventing my cancer from coming back. It is REALLY affecting my day to day life. I'm only 48 and I feel like I have MS or Parkinsons.

So @Mira take a note of when your tingling started and it's progression and when it gets worrying for you. Keep telling your GP and Oncologist every visit so they can keep track of it too. As mine has progressed to my torso and may lead on to other issues (incontinence, muscle problems, heart and lungs etc) that is when they will take notice and maybe do something about it. I understand the tingling can be very annoying. Hang in there.

Lisha xx

That's exactly it Afraser, I just tell myself if it was a real worry my GP would have been more concerned.  If I was losing a lot of weight I'd be straight in there but I'm not seeing any other signs to worry about.  I was curious if others had the same symptom.   :) 

Half the problem is that we get so sensitive to almost anything. Each twinge and ache must be something worrisome. Mainly it isn't so you relax a bit. Then you hear somebody else's story about an ignored or unexplained thin-gummy turning out to be serious and you worry all over again! Joy. 

Thanks Afraser, I mentioned it to my GP and she wasn't concerned.  I might mention it to my oncologist when I see them next month just in case :) 

Tingling and pins and needles (in the extremities, hands and feet) is often a side effect of chemo (Taxol particularly) but as I did not have radiation, I can't advise if it's a likely reaction from that or not. If it's occasional, not constant, it may be something else. Maybe just mention it next time you have a medical appointment. 

Thanks Brenda, mine is a definite tingling and in my feet which were not touched during treatment at all.   Strange! :)