4 weeks out of 6 cycles of EOX chemo, side effects haven’t got any better, hands & feet still bad, balance is all over the place & I am always exhausted.
I'm on my 3rd round & I've found it's my hands that is the worst & if I'm out my face feels the cold, I'm also very tired most days ,I was told that even once you've finished your chemo you can still have the side effects long after .I'm 52years old with twin girls & I'm in bed before them , how life changes with cancer , but i wouldn't change a thing as long as it gives me more time with the family , hope you feel better soon & good luck
O yes im the same had chemo 6 rounds and further 3 pom ace chemo in jan 2019 side afects done me sleepy all the time then balance then i couldant walk partner behind me while i crawled up the stirs sic lots body funshion jumping cold feet and hands along with the pins and needles its only now ive got my balance back still feel like ive got rocks under my feet but not as bad still get pins and needles on a night still a little tyerd but im awake now from 9 am till 9 pm thats me done then only problam is the pins and needles on a night its not to bad in the day now what i do on a night is take 3 paracitomol and 5 mills of morpheen 45 mins latter pain gone and your fast aseep hope it works for you only down fall is your joints hurt some days thay go too it is getting easyer just taking a long time try not to get dipressed move around it hurts but do it day after day ... well ive just typed all this so you can do the same keep strong coss this time next year you will be fine head up and listen to rocky tunes lol bye from shaun ps im still in pain but not as mutch its going keep that in your head it dose go away
since my origiinal post, things have got a bit better, balance is still shot to bits and I still have the lack of feeling & pins & needles in my hands & feet. The pain I was getting at night in my hands and feet is only sporadic now. Still can only make it to 9pm ish before I have to lay down. Don’t always sleep though, sometimes not all night.
This is literally another night where I'm on late googling ways to combat the side effects of my chemo. My latest to add to the ulcers is a sore throat, just bad enough to make every swallow an anxiety ridden event
The pins & needles I've had as since my treatment began, 2 fingers & all fingertips in my left hand, thumb & forefinger in my right & the toes in my right foot which have now turned into a burning sensation at times so sore I can't lay the duvet on them.
Today I've had a weakness in my legs akin to having ran a marathon.
It's the 3 days or so after my sessions are the worst tho when I'm just lying in bed my rib cage aching, fighting the naseau, the taste where even water is like metallic syrup & the weird sensation of being really hungry but yet no appetite or desire to eat
Literally the worst thing I've ever endured but... whatever it takes.
So please please please if you see this post & can list anything that helped you cope with symptoms or pains or anything post it
im not in the same chemotherapy but I'm on 5/6 of FEC-T.
The FEC 1-3 I thought was bad but the T has been worse!! Anyway I got to know the pattered of this beast and realised that after my injection the day after treatment.... the pains would start but it's all good.... white blood cells and all that. I just managed it with paracetamol and ibuprofen. Works a treat for me!!
i have had all the pains in fingers...etc but all what I am doing seems to be helping! Can I add that truly believe in diet too so I have really transformed what I eat - my bloods are healthier now then what they ever were!! I can't barely taste anything but I tell myself it's good for me!!
i know it's hard - and I have had tough times but you cannot give in to this.
