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I was diagnosed in 2018 and had a double mastectomy and chemo, as a side effect of the chemo I have neuropathy pain in my feet and I have tried everything and the latest doctor told me there is nothin...
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Hi there
i didn’t have neuropathy but DID have really awful lingering pain after my mastectomy in October last year and it got me really down as I was the sort of person who never even got a headache before and I was trying to get off the painkillers but couldn’t.
I finally seemed to have turned a corner and then the radiotherapy stirred it up again.
I tried acupuncture through the Kinghorn Wellness Centre in Darlinghurst Sydney and the results were amazing, after a few sessions I was well on the path the recovery.
I know they can sometimes help with all manner of side effects for cancer treatment.
It may not work for everybody ( and if others on here have had personal experience with it for neuropathy that would be good if they could share) but my view was “ nothing ventured nothing gained”.
Also your GP should be able to give you a mental health care plan and referral to a psychologist if the pain is getting you down ( which is perfectly understandable).
All the best.
i didn’t have neuropathy but DID have really awful lingering pain after my mastectomy in October last year and it got me really down as I was the sort of person who never even got a headache before and I was trying to get off the painkillers but couldn’t.
I finally seemed to have turned a corner and then the radiotherapy stirred it up again.
I tried acupuncture through the Kinghorn Wellness Centre in Darlinghurst Sydney and the results were amazing, after a few sessions I was well on the path the recovery.
I know they can sometimes help with all manner of side effects for cancer treatment.
It may not work for everybody ( and if others on here have had personal experience with it for neuropathy that would be good if they could share) but my view was “ nothing ventured nothing gained”.
Also your GP should be able to give you a mental health care plan and referral to a psychologist if the pain is getting you down ( which is perfectly understandable).
All the best.