Neuropathy in feet - any advice? TNBC
Hi everyone I've TNBC and am 6 treatments down with the first Carbo/Taxel/immunotherapy regime. For part of my infusions, they put cold gloves on my hands to reduce the risk of neuropathy there, b...
Forum Discussion
👋 all,
I did ice when I was on Taxols with blessings from my medical oncologist. My center provided the gloves but they don’t carry any for the feet. So I purchased online for my feet. I bought two sets, one from aurora direct (same ones as Kathy purchased and another set from Amazon.
I did ice when I was on Taxols with blessings from my medical oncologist. My center provided the gloves but they don’t carry any for the feet. So I purchased online for my feet. I bought two sets, one from aurora direct (same ones as Kathy purchased and another set from Amazon.
Long story short- did it help? I strongly believe it did. My hubby thinks I would have neuropathy earlier if we didn’t use ice.
If you plan to use ice mitts, make sure to have an extra set as they don’t stay cold for long. we bought esky and hubby would buy ice from the petrol station ….
And yes, over doing the exercises may over activate the nerves, so it’s a real balancing act 🙄. There’s a fair bit of discussion/tips on ice mitts on this network. I used the search button and read through what the other ladies recommended and actually also messaged some of them to clarify some questions I have. We are so fortunate to have this online network.
by the way, your medical oncologist will be asking about what side effects you are experiencing, so make sure to let them know and they will reduce the dosage. In my case, my medical oncologist stopped me from having my last Taxol due to escalating neuropathy on my feet. (Which is why I mentioned, the mitts must be kept very cold and needs to be swapped even before you think it’s no longer cold).
And yes, over doing the exercises may over activate the nerves, so it’s a real balancing act 🙄. There’s a fair bit of discussion/tips on ice mitts on this network. I used the search button and read through what the other ladies recommended and actually also messaged some of them to clarify some questions I have. We are so fortunate to have this online network.
by the way, your medical oncologist will be asking about what side effects you are experiencing, so make sure to let them know and they will reduce the dosage. In my case, my medical oncologist stopped me from having my last Taxol due to escalating neuropathy on my feet. (Which is why I mentioned, the mitts must be kept very cold and needs to be swapped even before you think it’s no longer cold).
All the best with the chemo treatments.
Gin
Gin