tinkeling in feet.

enjoylife

I am 14 days after my 4th of 6 chemo's have any of you ladies got a tingling in your feet it keeps me awake or wakes me up wasn't sure if this was common or not. I did notice the 4th chemo kept my taste buds now my appettie away instead of getting back to my self after about 7 days in the beginning it seems to last longer and the numb mouth too but I did learn things I can eat or drink and I am going pre-chemo shopping next week. If anyone has tingling let me know please so I don't think  am weird ....TV seems to be my best friend I hope I hate TV when I am done like the foods I eat now its so hot and humid in MO ac and tv are it..... I am going to attend for a short while a Relay to Life next weekend here I am not looking forward to it its one club I didn't want to join but it might be a good thing for me also.

Maura

twink

I get the same feeling and it keeps me awake too.  I believe it's related to the neuropathy associated with taxane based chemo.  Are you taking Taxol or Taxotere or Abraxane?  It's the Abraxane that does it for me.  I've found a soothing (Epsom Salts) bath and foot massage right before bedtime helps.

nosurrender

Yes, I got that too from Abraxane. I used Dr. Scholls foot cream and also did foot baths with a touch of Dreft detergent in them. Not sure how it works, but it does.

Some people take B6 and/or Niacin but you have to ask your onc if it is ok. It was not ok with my onc because he didn't want me to have any supplementation. 

otter

Maura, did your onco say anything about neuropathy?  My onco said to be sure to let her know if I developed tingling or numbness in my hands or feet.  It's one of the SE's of some types of chemo, particularly the taxanes as Twink said.

About midway through each of my Taxotere & Cytoxan cycles, my hands and feet felt a little bit tingly.  It always went away, though.  After my last treatment, I noticed that the outer tips of my big toes felt numb.  They weren't really numb--I could feel it when I touched them, and they moved OK.  It just felt kind of like they had gone to sleep.  I'm now about 8 wks out from my last chemo tx, and the numbness is almost gone.

otter 

irishdreama

I'm over a year post chemo, and still have periods of neuropathy in my feet, especially. It's not as frequent as it was, though. I also still have to take a diuretic for the swelling in my legs and feet. My onc told me this is all thanks to the taxotere.

enjoylife

Going to the onc today for blood work check up and I will report it not sure if I want to take duritics or not just another pill to take but I am going to do some soaking thank you ladies as always this is the place to get your answers.

nobleanna007

I agree with the ladies above it does seem you may have a touch of neuropthy. I believe mine has been a underlining problem for awhile since I had a mri a yr. ago thinking I had sciatic nerve problem.Thankfully everything looked good but I have had nerve issues forever, ulnar nerve surgery carpal tunnel surgery and I was suppose to have the other arm and hand done before I was diag. with b.c. Now my onc. is wondering if I have had a underlining problem with neuropthy from start. Abraxane has kicked it in high gear and basically I have it from hips down and terriable pain I live on pain meds which I hate! They have just referred me to a spinal nerologist and I am waiting for appt. So hopefully I will get some answers. Like the ladies say talk to onc. Sometimes they can lessen your dose to help. I hope this helps and let us know how your feeling.

                                                         Bridget

FloridaLady

I suffer advance neuropthy and restless legs.  I did not know this, but they are two different things.  Neuropthy does make your feet numb but they also hurt when you walk on them after setting down for a while.  See if this is what you feel...when you lay down at night, your legs want to keep changing positions, you may be awaken because you need to move your legs? This is restless leg.  Either way the drug Lycria (sp) was the only thing that helped me.  Does help with restless leg, but no drugs I found help neuropathy .  I do think acupuncture with electric wire's attached did help my neuropathy.  I just purchased online an hand-held micro-current unit, it's like and hand help "tens" unit. I found this and massage of the hands and feet have kept me mobile.  A lot of neuropthy pain is also muscle under stress because we are using are body in different ways....walking, standing setting.  I do take complex Bcomplex vitamin that suppose to help protect your nerve endings. 

 Flalady

caligal

My onc recommended 500 mg of b6.  I half it in the afternoon and at night.  Check with your doctor to be sure.  I had painful neuropathy, b6 pretty much took care of it.  Tingling flares up when I am tired.

enjoylife

Something I found to help with this ladies besides soaking my feet is wearing my birkenstocks it helped allot now next week I will wear them 24/7 when I get my next ta ta juice (chemo) I just hate that word ha...

SoCalLisa

I have neuropathy and I take Lyrica...works for me...

nobleanna007

What great tips all of you have shared. I wonder why my onc. never mentioned any of this. It kind of makes me mad cause anyone with this knows how painful it can be and I have lived with it for awhile and then chemo just made it go crazy. I need to start excersing my arms to get ready for rads hopefully I can get some more motion out of it. I live in birkenstocks best thing ever invented for feet. I werar them out to fast cause thats all I wear. I even try to make it through winter but the snow gets me everytime!!!!! Thanks again for all the imfo. It takes me so long to type but its good for making my fingers move!!!

                                                           Bridget

enjoylife

Bridget they do have birkenstocks for winter clogs etc shoe's if you go to qvc.com and put in birkenstock they will show you all that they carry. Hope this helps this winter.

Maura