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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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@Barks34 I had no problems after my first chemo in 2006, but the second in 2016 was a different beast.
I went from working full time and able to cover 5 km faster than most my age, to stumbling around falling over my own feet.
Literally falling over.
The pain was terrible.
It's taken 4 years, but even though it is the first thing I think about in the morning when nothing below the hip works properly, it has improved.
I've gone from trying to find a car park 200mtrs away from where I needed to be because I was terrified about falling over in the public view if I'd been sitting in the car for any more than 10 minutes, to being just moderately lame. It still hurts, but it is not as bad as it was, and is better than I had been told to expect at the two year mark.
Standing on one foot helps strengthen the muscles that support your dead feet. But please hang onto something while you are doing it. Aquarobics really helped, but that is not available to everyone for many reasons. Once I get going, I can walk distances again, but I'm still screwed when I stop.
Hang in there, don't give up yet.
Mxx
I went from working full time and able to cover 5 km faster than most my age, to stumbling around falling over my own feet.
Literally falling over.
The pain was terrible.
It's taken 4 years, but even though it is the first thing I think about in the morning when nothing below the hip works properly, it has improved.
I've gone from trying to find a car park 200mtrs away from where I needed to be because I was terrified about falling over in the public view if I'd been sitting in the car for any more than 10 minutes, to being just moderately lame. It still hurts, but it is not as bad as it was, and is better than I had been told to expect at the two year mark.
Standing on one foot helps strengthen the muscles that support your dead feet. But please hang onto something while you are doing it. Aquarobics really helped, but that is not available to everyone for many reasons. Once I get going, I can walk distances again, but I'm still screwed when I stop.
Hang in there, don't give up yet.
Mxx