Leroy,
I just recently passed the nine-month mark since completing my FOLFOX6 chemotherapy for Stage 3 colon cancer.
I am still impacted by the peripheral neuropathy in my hands and feet. It is very minor in my finger tips on three fingers of my left hand but pretty noticeable in both of my feet. The balls of my feet and my big toes are constantly a bother with that bruised/numbing feeling. I tell people it feels like I have stood barefoot on concrete on my toes with a heavy backpack for twelve hours. I gets better at the end of the day when I get off of my feet.
I take 200 mg of Neurontin (Gabapentin) three times a day. I take 10 gms of L-Glutamine about every other day (I worry about developing kidney stones if I take too much Glutamine). I try to get at least 8 hours sleep each night along with an hour nap after work each day.
I take an occassional Vicodin (Hydrocodone) when the pain is bad.
I still find it undesirable to do much walking or standing around. I have been skiing this year again and that has been nice. I find that the sensitivity to cold is not a problem at all anymore.
I hope that this neuropathy does finally go away someday. However, if having taken the Oxaliplatin results in cancer STAYING away, I can live with my current condition.
I wish you the best in your recovery, that your cancer is gone forever and that those "happy feet" return soon.