I`m on the same chemo - in 3rd cycle my feet and hands become very painful, red and started to lose some skin on them - I have been advised by the doctor that Aveeno lotion is very good on it so I did get one for myself and to be fair I`m really happy ho this helped me. Yes I still couldn`t walk as much so just decided to put my feet up and relax more ;) after two weeks course if tablets the skin started to feel much better.
well my side effects going worst with every cycle - 1st one was like walking in the park - I am about to start 4th (last one) today - as I`m on Xelox I will have my drip of Oxaliplatin which irritates veins in my hand and this is really painful for me, I have vision problems, hand-feet issue and ringing in my head which is constant and sooo frustrating ;)
But this is all small price to pay for watching my son grow up as he is only 4 yrs old so I`m heading to the point when I will be able to meet my own grandchildrens ;)
I'm on 5th round of Cape and doing well apart from sore hands snd feet so I sympathise. I was advised to use a moisturising cream with a high Urea content. Sounds odd but pharmacies know it well and can advise. Should be at least 10% Urea. Also you can get Udderly cream with Urea off Amaxon which others swear by. I found it wonderfully cooling! My oncologist also prescribed Vitamin B6 and tbe chemo unit give me a cream with Urea, so worth asking the hospital too. All these have helped plus keeping my hands out of hot water where possible ... gets me out of the washing up! Good luck and hope you get some relief.
