Does anyone have advice for preventing or reducing neuropathy in hands and feet during taxol chemotherapy?

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Amanda Pool

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33 months ago at 12:37 PMAugust 05, 2022 at 12:37 PM

Does anyone have advice for preventing or reducing neuropathy in hands and feet during chemotherapy? Also, when did the symptoms start? Any advice is appreciated.

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Rose Wilson・

THANK YOU FOR POSTING!

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Janet Cuccio・

Mine didn’t stat until my last 2 treatments but I didn’t realize that my fingernails would turn color and they eventually lifted to where I had to cut them down drastically. It looks crazy and not cute by any means. I wish I would have known this was a possibility then the shock wouldn’t have been so rough. So not only did I lose my hair I lost part of my fingernails and toenails. Not trying to be negative Nancy at all just trying to provide some insight.

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Carlee Padgett・

I used gloves and socks with ice packs. Bought on Amazon. No neuropathy.

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Dan Johnson・

Ice packs on your hands and feet during chemo… that’s what worked for me.

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Melanie Jones・

I’m cold capping my hands and feet. Tomorrow is my 4th round out of 12. So far no neuropathy issues 🤞

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Jill Kyle・

I kept my hands and feet on those ice blocks like it was my job. I gritted my teeth and withstood it when it hurt. I listened to podcasts to distract me. I had type 1 diabetes even before starting treatment. 12 full taxol treatments and no neuropathy. Also took vitamin b6

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Jen Hicka・

Ice as much as you can during infusions (my infusion room nurses were super helpful and brought me a step stool to reach the foot bucket easier). I had 12 infusions and no neuropathy. Best wishes!

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