I got PN after the sixth paclitaxel and boy it came on so suddenly and severly, I had nothing on the first five.
My oncologist made the decision to stop the treatment for 2 weeks and "see how I went". He though we may try a different chemo if it progressed. Unfortunately the PN got worse over the next couple of weeks, both of my feet were completely numb up to the ankles and also both hands to the wrists, the pain was also pretty bad.
My scans showed that the chemo (4 x AC and 6 Paclitaxol) was very effective and only dead cells were left. So they did the surgery and after that I had 6 weeks of rads.
It is seven months since I stopped chemo and my hands are almost normal, just the finger nails and tips are numb and have some odd sensations but they aren't painful anymore :)
My feet are much slower in recovering. I still have weird sensations in my toes and pain. I guess I can live with this as it is better than it was.
At first I was really disappointed to stop the chemo but now I am glad. Walking was hard and I often tripped over and the pain was intense in both hands and feet. I couldn't drive for nearly two months and everyday things like doing up buttons, holding things or picking up stuff was really hard.
Good luck, see what they suggest and I am sure you will know when to pull the pin.
