Dear Lessonekidney,
Sorry to hear about your experiences on Sutent! I was able to take Sutent 50mg for 12 cycles (72 weeks). The worst side effects I had were the same as your's, the feet and hands. I was still able to work full time thankfully.
I got the following suggestions to deal with the sore feet from my sister who has been an Oncology RN for over 30 years. It seemed to work for me as I only had a few days in which I could not get my shoes on cuz of the pain. I took 3 - 100 mg tablets of vitamin B-6 a day. I also used Udder Smooth for the dryness and Udder Balm for the sores. I have read on this site that some people have used ice packs when their feet became inflamed to help control the pain.
Sutent stopped working for me in February when I experienced some severe chest pains. After a CAT Scan we found out the tumors in left lung had doubled in size. I just received my 3rd dose of Avastin this week. I am feeling a lot better and will go in for the next CAT Scan after the 4th dose. No side effects from the Avastin and it is given by IV once every 3 weeks. Hopefully, Sutent will continue to work for you! Take care!
Terry