Toes sore

[elainea53]

My husband has had 3 of 6 chemo treatment. He has soreness in his feet, mainly toes. Is there anything to try now.thanks he is also having the fermigan shots every 3 weeks.

Lab work improving. He is stage 4, 8-9 Gleason.

[gusgold]

guys up here say to ice you feet and fingers to slow blood flow to those areas during infusion

[Shooter1]

The ice packs help some. Started mine after #3,worked through #6 but by #9 (the one that tried to kill me) toe nails died anyway. On Xtandi and still have increasing foot, ankle, knee, elbow pain.--toe nails that started to grow back are dying. Xtandi is almost as hard on me as the first few chemos were. If going again would quit after #8.

Doug=AZ

[elainea53 in reply to Shooter1]

Thanks my husband can’t sit with his feet down during chemo and we can’t figure out how to ice feet with feet up on recliner. Any ideas

[Shooter1 in reply to elainea53]

Get gel packs at Walmart or any pharmacy. Wrap towels around feet and frozen gel packs. That's what I did for feet. Probably need 2 per foot or they thaw out before treatment done.

Doug

[elainea53 in reply to Shooter1]

Thanks so much for suggestions. We have gel ice packs, will try will towels. Great idea.

[Hidden in reply to Shooter1]

I think CVS has ice packs that are clay like material rather than gel. I've had gel packs rupture on me after long use. 'Clay' packs going strong after many years.

[jimbob99999]

Its hard to get the mechanics right, but do the ice packs. Find a way. I did ice packs for my hands but not my feet. My hands are fine. My feet are numb. I am 3 months after my last (6th) session of chemo. The other thing I would highly recommend is do some serious walking, to get your blood flowing. You're not going to want to do it because you feel crappy, but it will be enormous dividends.

[vandy69]

Good Thursday Morning elaine53,

I have been in this battle for almost six years (please see bio for complete treatment history).

During my chemo and beyond, my Med Onc suggested daily oral B6 100mg to mitigate peripheral neuropathy. I also iced hands and feet.

Best wishes. Never Give In.

Mark, Atlanta

[Ginner2]

I had 5 out of my 6 sessions of chemo and the final one was cancelled by my oncologist because of what they called peripheral neuropathy and now still take pregabalin tablets

[Hazard]

I expwrienced peripheral neuropathy in my toes after chemo Round 3. Got progressily worse after Rounds 4 and 5, MO said that there is nothing you can do about except reduce chemo dose. Round 6 was nearly called off but in the end we needed to worry about cancer more than worry about neuropathy.

Then I saw a post on this forum - from Vandy 69 IIRC - I have been taking VitB6 200mg per day (only size I can buy) for the last 6 weeks and 10 days after chemo Round 8, neuropathy in feet has al.ost cleared up. Thanks for the tip, Vandy!