Foot Hand Syndrome - Please Help ...

hi all

i am a bit confused

iam from israel and iam trying to get cream/vitamin/anything....that will help my dad with the pain of the foot and hands during and after the sutent 50mg cycle

please let me know the name and where i can get them

thank you all

gal

On 7/25/2007 Galgal wrote:

hi all

i am a bit confused

iam from israel and iam trying to get cream/vitamin/anything....that will help my dad with the pain of the foot and hands during and after the sutent 50mg cycle

please let me know the name and where i can get them

thank you all

gal

Gal,

My husband has also suffered from hand foot syndrome. The doctor discontinues treatment for 2 weeks to allow for healing of blisters. Last time it happened doctor lowered dose to 37.5 mg. A moisturizing cream such as eucerin will help keep skin moist. I have heard B6 may also help but my husband hasn't tried it.   Also stay out of sun. Not much else you can do.

Good luck.

Sharencec 

 

 

 

My husband had a bad case of foot blisters and his oncologist recommended udder balm....that's right, it was originally made for cows udders.  Many different brands are out there at drug stores etc.  We used a product called Udderly Smooth (www.udderlysmooth.com).  It is inexpensive and worked wonders.  I kept tubes of it all over the house and rubbed his feet several times a day.  Good luck.

Patsy

I also have hand foot disease from Sutent.  My physcian recommended Bag Balm applied several times a day.  It does seem to help and has an antiseptic in it which helps prevent infection.  Also, I am not to go bare foot at all, but to always wear socks except in bed.  Hope this helps.

Becky

This is an old farmer's remedy, commonly known in the farming community as "bag balm" because for many years that was the commercial preparation that was available. They not only used it on their animals, but on their own cuts, scrapes, bruises, weather and work roughened skin, etc, etc. I used it in nursing when I had patients with difficult wounds to heal.  It is perfectly safe for human use.

http://www.bagbalm.com/ 

On 9/14/2008 loismae wrote:

If you use a paste made of pure natural henna and leave it on for several hours, a couple of time per week, it will alleviate the hand foot syndrome. My mother in law has great results with this and we get her henna from www.hennacaravan.com After several applications she was able to walk without difficulty. You can also mix the henna up ahead so the dye is exhausted before use, but who cares about the color when the results are so good.

My husband is very interested in this paste. If  we  buy the natural henna powder what  is the recipe  to make the paste - and how do I apply it  - with an applicator or do you use rubber gloves to message it into the skin? Thank you.

 Sharencec