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Gavroche
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6 years ago

Ice Therapy Success - No Peripheral Neuropathy, All Nails Intact & No Mouth Sores

I have just finished 12 weeks of Paclitaxel without dose reduction. I am very happy to report that I have no peripheral neuropathy, my finger and toe nails are undamaged and I have no mouth sores. ...
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Gavroche
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6 years ago
@ddon - thanks for your message. I forgot to add that I kept my hands and feet in ice post-Taxol for 10 - 15 minutes, during the saline flush.

At the Kinghorn Centre, there was a maximum of 1 support person, so Tom and I were lucky. Perhaps you can ask a nurse to assist you set up and pack up? Several nurses at Kinghorn were skeptical about ice therapy, (and others had never heard of it), but at the end of the 12 weeks, there were some converts.

All the best for your remaining infusions.