Hello Everyone,
I have been experiencing neuropathy in my hands and feet every day for the last week. At first, I thought that perhaps I had been lying in a funny position at night, but it has been happening each morning. To begin with, it was both feet and hands. The last three mornings or so, it has just been my left hand. As I wake up, it feels numb, but then the numbness disappears by the time I get up. I am still able to move my fingers and I am not in any pain. I spoke to one of the oncology nurses yesterday and she thought it sounded a bit strange, but she didn't seem overly concerned, as I have no other symptoms and the numbness always disappears. I asked if it could be a side effect of Letrozole. She did not think so, as I have been on it since the beginning of June. But I think it is, as I had an unexplained reaction the day after I started Letrozole. My right hand seized up completely and I couldn't move it at all. My husband had to call an ambulance, as I was scared I was having a stroke (I wasn't, and all my vitals were normal).
I am seeing my GP tomorrow to get a referral for physiotherapy, I am having radiotherapy next week and then in September I am going to be starting complementary therapy. So perhaps all of these therapies combined will help. I wouldn't want this to happen while I am driving. I drink a minimum of 3 litres of water a day, I get lots of exercise and I try to eat a healthy diet. Is there anything else I could do? I asked the oncology nurse what I can do to prevent this from happening again, but she had no answers for me.
Thank you!
Sophie x
How are your electrolytes? I have mild neuropathy in my feet which seems better if I drink green juice regularly.
I'm not sure, to be honest. My last blood test results back in June were good. Nothing seemed amiss. I am having my next blood test this Friday. What do you add to your green juice? Perhaps I should try that.
Can you tell me what is in your green juice and where to purchase? Thank you.
I make it. You can juice or make smoothies. Juicing gives you more vitamins and enzymes per volume. It is more time consuming. With smoothies you throw everything in a blender and you get the whole fruit and vegetable. Added fiber and supposedly better if you’re diabetic. I have a loose recipe of one head of kale, about 1 inch pineapple wedge cut from whole pineapple, half a cucumber, half a lemon. You can add ginger and whatever else you want. This is a pretty green drink and if you don’t like greens you might have to alter it a bit. Kris Carr has recipes on her website that are more refined. You’ll pretty quickly figure out what you like.
Where do I get green juice?
Hi Lily,
You can buy green juices, but I have found the quality is not as good as homemade. I usually use kale or spinach with cucumber, celery and an apple for a little sweetness. I try to make about a pint of juice. There are lots of different ingredients you can add. I added some fresh ginger the other day and I didn't like it. I find ginger too overpowering, so I have to be careful not to overdo it!
Sophie
Please read my replies and Sophie’s response. As Sophie says, you can buy prepared bottled juices, but they usually have too much fruit juice and sugar. And they are not fresh. You can go to a juice bar, but that gets expensive. You can invest in a juicer. Centrifugal is best. You will spend at least $100, perhaps you can buy a used one. Or you can make smoothies which pulverizes the greens and fruits but does not extract the juice. You’ll get fiber, but lower amounts of vitamins and enzymes as it is not as concentrated. Something like a nutribullet is cheaper than a juicer. Check out Kris Carr’s website for more info.
Those are some good tips, Nancy. I was occasionally buying juices from a juice bar, but they stopped offering juices. It's a bit misleading because they are still in business, but just don't make juices anymore! I've got lots of Kris Carr's recipes. I need to try them.
Sophie