On 1/25/2008
chersesg wrote:
After 19 weeks of treatment with virtually no side effects, other than losing his hair, my husband finished his chemo the end of November. Last week he began to have numbness in his fingers and toes. Now it is moving into his entire foot. The doctor said to take extra vitamin B, vitamin e (2000 iu) and vitamin d (800 iu) daily. Has anyone had similar side effects and did they go away or get worse?
From what my oncologist told me, some people get neuropathy from the chemo. I am on the oral Tarceva and experienced numbness and tingling in both hands and feet. He gave me a prescription for Neurontin. However, it only made me sleep so I only took it a couple of times. But after a few weeks all the symptoms totally went away. I haven't had any problems for over 2 months now. I did also increas my Vitamin B and D in the meantime. I also added 1000 mg of flaxseed oil 3 times a day. That has helped tremendously. Hope this helps. Nancy