Hello Love-Life,

                      one of the downside effects of chemo can be neuropathy of hands and feet.For most it is temporary and will go after treatment ceases,but for a few(1-2%) the nerve endings are permanantly damaged leaving lack of sensation and pain behind.l realise that statement sounds contradictory,but you cannot get initial feeling of touch,so tripping ,stumbling and a general unawareness of where your foot actually is,combines with a painful tired foot, that yes like you say feels bruised and sore.

                                                                            As has been suggested by Lucie,make sure you raise your issues and fairly strongly with your treatment team,as the drugs can have a culmalative impact and it might be possible to modify your treatment level to counter those effects.After my treatment l have since read that certain people are predisposed to this and a test has been developed to identify those at higher risk of permanant damage,which may not have been available at my time,or the option for modifying my treatment was just not there.

                                                                           In my case l just have to get on with it and hope for soft landings when l fall,and after 5 years l can manage a laboured trundle for 50 metres at a time Given the alternative l was facing, a price paid that l cannot really complain about,although really better to avoided if at all possible,

                                                               Hope this helps and it gets better for you