Painful/stiff hands and feet post chemo
Hi...I finished chemo 9 weeks ago now but still have very painful hands and feet. I noticed it after approximately 6 taxol, however i went on to complete all 12. I don't think its peripheral neuropath...
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I have Peripheral Neuropathy, the only tests given to me by the Oncologist were trying to pick up things off the desks, which I failed miserably and they also got me to close my eyes while standing up and I almost fell over.
I stopped chemo four weeks ago due to the sudden and extreme onset of my symptoms. I got through four AC and then six weekly Paclitaxol before this happened.
My symptoms included:
- numbness in all fingers, toes, palms and soles of my feet even up my right leg,
- I had no tingling or pins and needles but I did have alternate burning or cold sensations, and bad cramps.
- excrutiating pain (like arthritis ) in my hands and feet
- a burning pain in my right hip, stabbing pains in my right underarm
- I could not close my eyes while standing or I'd fall over
The Oncologist told me it's different for everyone. I have been doing exercises for my hands and feet, they were given to me by the hospital physio and they have helped.
The GOOD news is that when I woke up today my hands feel almost normal, the numbness has almost gone and they are not painful, so hang in there. You are so brave going back to work :)
I stopped chemo four weeks ago due to the sudden and extreme onset of my symptoms. I got through four AC and then six weekly Paclitaxol before this happened.
My symptoms included:
- numbness in all fingers, toes, palms and soles of my feet even up my right leg,
- I had no tingling or pins and needles but I did have alternate burning or cold sensations, and bad cramps.
- excrutiating pain (like arthritis ) in my hands and feet
- a burning pain in my right hip, stabbing pains in my right underarm
- I could not close my eyes while standing or I'd fall over
The Oncologist told me it's different for everyone. I have been doing exercises for my hands and feet, they were given to me by the hospital physio and they have helped.
The GOOD news is that when I woke up today my hands feel almost normal, the numbness has almost gone and they are not painful, so hang in there. You are so brave going back to work :)