Neuropathy prevention?

Hi, I have learned much after the fact, that Vitamin B-12 helps prevent and lessen neuropathy.  I had both feet and hands neuropathy pretty bad after the four runs of Taxol.  Was tripping a lot, couldn't walk fast, even was using a cane on uneven ground, dropped a lot of dishes, etc.   I also did four months of acupuncture about 4 months post-chemo (as soon as I heard about it helping) which took over half of it away, woo hoo!  Now I take Vitamin B-12 1000 mcg. sublingual tablets , the kind that melts under your tongue, two or three times a day.  I had tried Vit. B-12 shots every 3-4 weeks, but they wore off, so the effect kept changing, which I'd get both better and worse in the 3-4 weeks, sort of a roller coaster ride.  With the daily doses of B-12, I do so much better.  I have met women whose treatment included a shot of B-12 with each Taxol treatment, and they all reported no neuropathy, wish I'd known...oh well, it really does help a lot to take it now.  Now I walk, can run, bounce on a trampoline, keep up with my 10-year old, walk on the beach, and drop a lot fewer dishes now!  Good luck!!  I wish you all the best.  Cynthia 

Naturegrrl:  I had taxotere which caused finger/hand/toe neuropathy.  I was dropping things all over the place!  I purchased L-Glutamine (500 mg) and took it at night before bedtime.  The neuropathy cleared up within a month, although when I ran out of pills for a week, it started coming back!  So, I'm still taking it (almost a year after my last tx).

Hope you can head it off before it takes hold!