Comments on: Chemotherapy and Sore Feet: Some Tips That May Help http://cincovidas.com/chemotherapy-and-sore-feet-some-tips-that-may-help/ Setting the Standard for Safe Self-Care Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:56:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hugh http://cincovidas.com/chemotherapy-and-sore-feet-some-tips-that-may-help/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Hugh Tue, 03 May 2011 20:08:41 +0000 http://blog.cincovidas.com/?p=2493#comment-170 I had pain and a burning feeling in my feet 8 years after my chemo. It did not want to go away. I was taking gabapentin 3x a day. I was in a little pain one day and figured there should be something I could do so I started doing some exercise on my feet.I would stand up and balance myself with a chair, then go up and down slowly making sure the toes are bending(don't be too aggressive). I go up and down about 10 times 2x a day.I was very surprised to see that the pain was a lot less after about 2 weeks. Try it,I hope it might help. Please let me know if anyone has any luck with this I had pain and a burning feeling in my feet 8 years after my chemo. It did not want to go away. I was taking gabapentin 3x a day. I was in a little pain one day and figured there should be something I could do so I started doing some exercise on my feet.I would stand up and balance myself with a chair, then go up and down slowly making sure the toes are bending(don’t be too aggressive). I go up and down about 10 times 2x a day.I was very surprised to see that the pain was a lot less after about 2 weeks. Try it,I hope it might help.

Please let me know if anyone has any luck with this

]]> By: Britta http://cincovidas.com/chemotherapy-and-sore-feet-some-tips-that-may-help/comment-page-1/#comment-169 Britta Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:26:32 +0000 http://blog.cincovidas.com/?p=2493#comment-169 Thanks for commenting Hugh and sending you healing thoughts. I know how long term side effects can linger and be a reminder of treatment. I wrote another post on feet after treatments are over http://blog.cincovidas.com/feet-after-cancer%E2%80%94soreness-and-other-side-effects I hope some it helps. Please keep me posted on the alternatives you are doing and if you get any relief. best to you, Britta Thanks for commenting Hugh and sending you healing thoughts. I know how long term side effects can linger and be a reminder of treatment. I wrote another post on feet after treatments are over http://blog.cincovidas.com/feet-after-cancer%E2%80%94soreness-and-other-side-effects I hope some it helps. Please keep me posted on the alternatives you are doing and if you get any relief. best to you, Britta

]]> By: hugh http://cincovidas.com/chemotherapy-and-sore-feet-some-tips-that-may-help/comment-page-1/#comment-168 hugh Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:01:41 +0000 http://blog.cincovidas.com/?p=2493#comment-168 I finished chemo in 2002.The only side effect was sore feet,I was told it might go away but this didn't happen.I am taking gabapentin (400 grams 3x a day). The burning in my feet is still there and doesn't seem to get any better.If I wear socks they seem to hurt my feet.Also if I could find some shoes with soft supports.Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Hugh I finished chemo in 2002.The only side effect was sore feet,I was told it might go away but this didn’t happen.I am taking gabapentin (400 grams 3x a day). The burning in my feet is still there and doesn’t seem to get any better.If I wear socks they seem to hurt my feet.Also if I could find some shoes with soft supports.Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Hugh

]]> By: Britta http://cincovidas.com/chemotherapy-and-sore-feet-some-tips-that-may-help/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Britta Wed, 07 Apr 2010 22:02:40 +0000 http://blog.cincovidas.com/?p=2493#comment-167 Please let me know how these remedies work for you Andrea to relieve your pain. The CV team is sending you love and light. Keep us posted! - Britta Please let me know how these remedies work for you Andrea to relieve your pain. The CV team is sending you love and light. Keep us posted! – Britta

]]> By: Britta http://cincovidas.com/chemotherapy-and-sore-feet-some-tips-that-may-help/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Britta Sat, 03 Apr 2010 10:14:49 +0000 http://blog.cincovidas.com/?p=2493#comment-166 Hi Zane, Thank you for reading and commenting. I hope that your condition as improved somewhat. Please let me know how things go. - Britta Hi Zane, Thank you for reading and commenting. I hope that your condition as improved somewhat. Please let me know how things go. – Britta

]]> By: Britta http://cincovidas.com/chemotherapy-and-sore-feet-some-tips-that-may-help/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Britta Sat, 03 Apr 2010 10:12:06 +0000 http://blog.cincovidas.com/?p=2493#comment-165 Hi Averil, congrats on finishing treatment. I'm so glad that this post helped you. Thank you for commenting. - Britta Hi Averil, congrats on finishing treatment. I’m so glad that this post helped you. Thank you for commenting. – Britta

]]> By: Andrea http://cincovidas.com/chemotherapy-and-sore-feet-some-tips-that-may-help/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Andrea Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:19:32 +0000 http://blog.cincovidas.com/?p=2493#comment-164 Thanks for the info. I am going on three years of extremely Painful feet. I have taken a couple different chemos in the mean time and I think that my body has not time to heal. I will try the suggestions. If anyone has anymore ideas, I am desperate and open to them. I am 35 and can not really walk anymore!! thanks, Andrea Thanks for the info. I am going on three years of extremely Painful feet. I have taken a couple different chemos in the mean time and I think that my body has not time to heal. I will try the suggestions. If anyone has anymore ideas, I am desperate and open to them. I am 35 and can not really walk anymore!! thanks, Andrea

]]> By: Zane http://cincovidas.com/chemotherapy-and-sore-feet-some-tips-that-may-help/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Zane Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:56:37 +0000 http://blog.cincovidas.com/?p=2493#comment-163 Whoops....the oncologist recommended B12 actually...I wonder if she really meant B6 Whoops….the oncologist recommended B12 actually…I wonder if she really meant B6

]]> By: Zane http://cincovidas.com/chemotherapy-and-sore-feet-some-tips-that-may-help/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Zane Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:49:55 +0000 http://blog.cincovidas.com/?p=2493#comment-162 My feet are just killing me. I was told to take 10 grams of L Glutamine a day to help and B6....other than that, I was told that I could take gabapentin sp? but I chose not to take it...it is a seizure drug that has worked well on fibromalgia (I know I spelled that one wrong)...thanks for this site and for following me on tweeter! My feet are just killing me. I was told to take 10 grams of L Glutamine a day to help and B6….other than that, I was told that I could take gabapentin sp? but I chose not to take it…it is a seizure drug that has worked well on fibromalgia (I know I spelled that one wrong)…thanks for this site and for following me on tweeter!

]]> By: Averil Fawkes http://cincovidas.com/chemotherapy-and-sore-feet-some-tips-that-may-help/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Averil Fawkes Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:58:55 +0000 http://blog.cincovidas.com/?p=2493#comment-161 I thought I was going mad because my feet are so sore and I finished chemo in Nov 08. I have been so encouraged by the comments of others and will certainly try all of the suggestions on this site. Thank you so much I thought I was going mad because my feet are so sore and I finished chemo in Nov 08. I have been so encouraged by the comments of others and will certainly try all of the suggestions on this site. Thank you so much

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