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Pins and needles after Chemo

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I understand this is fairly common after chemo (and I was warned against it) but it was a lot worse than I thought, even 3 months after chemo. It feels like I am walking on cobblestones, can't do up buttons and it keeps me awake at night

The nurse advised exercise - which does help for an hour or so after but comes back. Another women told me about Phyto-V,  a supplement which was tested for long covid and seems to help people with tingling and tinnitus. It helped her. I was not sure if it was a "placebo effect" but after a week my numbness got better so I stopped it. It then returned within 2 weeks - so back on again and within 2 weeks it's very much better again. I have tried to look it up for chemo side effects but have found no information. That' why I joined this forum - to see if anyone else has had a similar experience with this or other similar things.

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    Are you talking about peripheral neuropathy[PN]? Or tingling throughout your body? If it's PN, it can get better, but sometimes it can be permanent. A woman my wife did treatment with, had it and it eventually went away, but it took months.

    Nerves are notoriously slow healers, so only the passage of time will tell you one way or another.

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    Are you talking about peripheral neuropathy[PN]? Or tingling throughout your body? If it's PN, it can get better, but sometimes it can be permanent. A woman my wife did treatment with, had it and it eventually went away, but it took months.

    Nerves are notoriously slow healers, so only the passage of time will tell you one way or another.

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    Hello ProBaw

    Thanks for the reply - nice to know someone is listening!

    Yes - I believe it's called peripheral neuropathy - and very annoying, to say the least

    Fortunately it's very much better after taking Phyto-V - I talked to my oncologist, she said she had not heard of it for this problem but suggested but said it was safe. She did say it should be tested in a trial but would need more feedback 

    thanks 

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