hi,i am about6 months post chemo and radiotherapy although i am still recieving the 4 weekly ovarian tmplant injection and the 6 monthly bone strenghtener infusion.i also take the cancer tablet exemestate.
during the chemo i started having cipn {chemo induced pheripel neuropathy} in my feet that made it hard to walk.now i am having it in both my hands and spreading upwards to my elbow.the only way i can describe it is that instead of bones and muscles its molten lava , the burning is so painfull then afterwards its pain and pins and needles.
my doctor has been great and has given me,cocodamol 30\500 which did nothing then gave me paracetamol with dyhdracodeine but again its not touching it. when the pain is really bad all i do is take my meds and sleep the best i can only to be awakened with the really hot hot burning, ive tried dipping the hands under cold water to no avail. and now i think its affecting my bathroom routine as i have ibs i take laxatives when needed but ive noticed the last two weeks that they are no longer doing the job and i have gone for over a week each time with laxatives and no motion untill i have to act like im in labour and spend ages pushing which i know is not good for me.
has anyone else gone through this or something similar that can offer advice on what worked for them paimwise and so forth so i can suggest them to my gp?
thanks for listening as i dont think my family understands how painfull and debilitating this is, as they expect me to be near normal now that " the" big treatment has been done with months ago. i have tried to explain that its a side effect but they dont understand.