icing during and after chemo UK

[Rosado22]

Hi,

I am interested to know how many people ice their feet either during chemo or after it in the UK?

Specifically during Caelyx? I have never seen anyone doing any icing where I go and have never had that conversation with the team, but thinking of asking. My feet haven’t felt great this cycle with redness and heat though no cracked skin or peeling, very dry and they have been moisturised religiously! Will be discussing the heat/burning at appointment next week and the small red mark that have been advised to take antihistamine for and use either sudocrem on or hydrocortisone.- well one went and another couple have arrived!

[Guenivere]

I had Caeylx and iced during my treatments. I bought from amazon some slip on ice pac slippers and gloves . You freeze before use and I put them on during treatment. I found them excellent no neuropathy or better still no burning. My chemotherapy nurses have recommended them to others as they did not know about them. I bought the blue slip ons as easier to take on and off during treatment. £21.99pGloves I didn't use much just slippers.

Hope this helps. Good luck with your treatment. Xxx

[Rosado22 in reply to Guenivere]

Thank you so much. I will look for them in Amazon. The burning has subsided now but was quite unpleasant. I guess you took them to hospital in a cool bag?

[Guenivere in reply to Rosado22]

I did and a towel to put them on. They come in waterproof bag to transport them . Won't need cool bag this weather 😂😂.

[Rosado22 in reply to Guenivere]

I just think it will be hard to get them on if I have a cannula in one hand. I really twanged my hand last time rushing when I needed the loo resulting in quite a bruise!

[Guenivere in reply to Rosado22]

Feet just slip in or just rest on top no need to use hand.

[Rosado22 in reply to Guenivere]

Ah I’ve just seen these now on Amazon. I was looking at socks at first on Amazon and couldn’t fathom how you’d get them on without help!

[Guenivere in reply to Rosado22]

Hope they help x

[Frenchhouse3]

I’ve heard of this and want to try it for my final chemo as I have had quite bad neuropathy in my feet the last couple of times. It’s got to be worth a try!

All the best with your treatment!

Denise xxxxx

[Rosado22 in reply to Frenchhouse3]

Thanks Denise. I’ll see what is said at my meeting next week.

[bettycor]

I used the ice socks and mittens when I was getting Taxol. My cancer center gave them to me, and the infusion nurse would put them on my feet. I could put them on my hands. I have had much less neuropathy than most people. I also walk 30 minutes most days.

[Rosado22]

thanks useful to know that.

[Euphori]

Yes I'm in the UK and last year on my 5th year of chemo, Paxitaxol plus Carboplaten every 3 weeks I used ice gloves and slippers bought from Amazon. It made a huge difference, my fingers got no worse and improved immensely and no problems at all with my feet and much less joint pain in my legs this time. I took them in a cool bag and I would do it again if I get chemo again this year. My cancer comes back every Christmas. They don't stay cold for the whole time so I would get extra cool packs or second pair of slippers to ensure feet and hands stay cold. It worked for me

[Rosado22]

Thanks for the tips.