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Wren20
8 years agoMember
Neuralgia.....numbness hands & feet
Hi all. Just wondering what others have done about the numbness of hands/feet due to Taxol treatments please ? I have just had Round 9/12 treatments and the past week & a half I have been experiencing numb hands, feet, fingertips and today a sore / numb knee. I am taking B complex, olive leaf & magnesium /bark....also taken a couple of Aspro Clear.....
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- Wren20MemberInteresting Lallaby....thanks for your message, interest and information. How did you find Taxol overall ?? How many treatments did you have all together...must be great to be done with them. I wish you a good recovery from your mastectomy and all other treatments you have had. I have two Taxols to go...a small hiatus...then onto 6 weeks of radio...aaahhh !
- kmakmMember@Lallaby Circulation issue?
- LallabyMemberHi. I finished Taxol 4 weeks ago, Mastectomy nearly 2 weeks ago. I noticed that the numbness in my toes dissappeared while I was in hospital and came back as soon as I was home. I figured it might have something to do with the compression socks and sure enough, when I wore them again a lot of the numbness went away. May not work for everyone but might be worth trying. I am curious to hear if it has any effect on anyone else
- iserbrownMemberThanks for the name Ascot bow tie. Had the pattern but it's been filed somewhere safe! Just looked it up on my phone whilst on my train trip
- iserbrownMemberYes unfortunately! Hopefully it's machine washable!
- Wren20MemberYes! Bluebell always good...used it a lot when our girls were small.
drive safely to Bendigo. - AllyJayMemberDon't forget that most nursing homes will just toss everything into industrial washers, and then straight into industrial tumble dryers afterwards, so any of that "hand wash in lukewarm water, dry flat in the shade" will be ruined very quickly.
- iserbrownMemberBluebell was my all time favourite. I use Patonyle and Cleckheaton and frequent the Bendigo Woollen Mills regular as I'm in and out of Bendigo. On my way to Bendigo today.
- Wren20MemberThat's a good idea, double warmth and more flexibility probably while skiing.
i see you are Regional Victoria...which region ? What is your favourite yarn to use....mine are Rowan, Debbie Bliss, Bendigo Woollen Mill, Nundle Woollen Mill, some Cleckheaton..... - iserbrownMemberShe has found those that go to the snow like to wear fingerless gloves under their ski gloves