Nerve damage from chemo may affect cancer survivors for years

besa · January 2016

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-01-nerve-chemo-...

"The study was to be presented Saturday at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting in San Francisco."....

"....We can't dismiss neuropathy as a treatment side effect that goes away, becausesymptoms persist for years in nearly half of women," said lead author Kerri Winters-Stone, a research professor at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland.

The study included 462 women who had survived cancer—including breast, lung, colon, ovarian or blood cancers. At an average of six years after cancer diagnosis, 45 percent of them still had symptoms of nerve damage, such as loss of feeling in their hands and feet...."

Spookiesmom · January 2016

Yep. That would be me. Thank you taxotere.

TTfan · January 2016

Me too, though it's only been a little over ten months since I finished Taxol. I still have some hope.

GG27 · January 2016

I still have terrible neuropathy in my toes, 5+ years after chemo. I take gabapentin before bed every night otherwise my feet keep me awake. My Dr says I will probably have to take it forever as after this length of time it's doubtful it will go away

cp418 · January 2016

Add me to the list - Taxol in 2006.

dtad · January 2016

Just another serious side effect of bc treatment that women are not aware of. IMO docs need to make us aware of potential se so we can make informed treatment decisions. We all want to beat the beast but QOL issues are important too. I have neuropathy and its not a walk in the park....no pun intended LOL. We have to be our own advocates and ask a lot of questions!

GG27 · January 2016

It would not have stopped me from having chemo, but had I known that I could take gabapentin for it, it would have saved me a year of pain & keeping me awake all night from the pain. Gabapentin was my life saver. I forgot to take my prescription with me traveling one time, it was bad.

kittycat · January 2016

It's been 5 years and I still have a little neuropathy in my fingers and toes!

tammyjden · January 2016

The numbness is starting to affect my day-to-day activities and I'm 4 years post chemo with Taxotere. I am having trouble buttoning my pants and shirts, it's hard to do my hair and makeup. I work in accounting and the numbness and tingling in my fingers is affecting my quality of work. I'm not in pain so not sure Gabapentin is the right medication for me. Has anyone had any luck on treatments for this yet

70charger · January 2016

I am 2 yrs out, have the neuropathy in the feet, but the worst is the bowel neuropathy.

Beatmon · January 2016

It causes bowel neuropathy? Incontinence

70charger · February 2016

Beatmom, inability to go, no urge to go, as if nerves are blocked.

Leslie13 · February 2016

If Gabapentin doesn't work, insist on trying Lyrica. It's more expensive so Dr's don't like to write RX's, but it's more effective. If you're trying to continue working and the Neuropathy is interfering, I'd say that's a good reason to take a better med

KayaRose · February 2016

Beatmom, Just had to jump in here and comment. I experienced incontinence during taxol chemo treatments. Sometimes I had absolutely no feeling of having to go. At that same time I was also having neuropathy in my fingers and one foot. It took me a while to realize that the incontinence was also neuropathy. I confirmed that with my MO. I am one of the fortunate ones - my neuropathy cleared up shortly after my chemo finished. It was such a relief when I realized my incontinence wasn't permanent. But, just wanted to let you know, yes, incontinence can happen.

Nerve damage from chemo may affect cancer survivors for years

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