I took my last stage 3 colon cancer treatment (the usual) in November, 2007. I have now developed severe neuropathy in feet, knees and hands. When I get out of bed, my feet feel like the only part touching the floor is the very middle and I cannot let go of the wall and start walking until they flatten out some. And then I can only hobble around until they eventually loosen up. The sole of my feet hurt so bad if I'm on them more than 30 minutes or so that I cannot stand the pain. By late afternoon, my knees get so stiff and sore that I can barely straighten them to stand up or bend them to sit back down. Does anyone else have these symptoms? My shoulders hurt a lot too although that may be from arthritis.
I had my mediport removed today and the doctor gave me a round of prednisone as I have a history of allergic asthma. It seems to have kept me from being so stiff and sore tonight. Could this possibly be a source of relief? Of course, prednisone keeps me from sleeping and I have been awake all night. lol It also causes me to eat everything in the house at one sitting. ha
As severe as these symptoms are at the onset, I am afraid I will never get better. My quality of life is non-existent at present. I can't clean house, cook, or anything much. The chemo seems to have also aggravated my degenerative disc disease, fibromyalgia and arthritis too. Or maybe it is all the cold weather right now what with "global warming" and all. HA
Would appreciate any answers anyone can give me. Please excuse typos, I try to catch all and back them out. Takes a while to type too. lol