Hand & Foot Syndrome advice please :)

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Hello hello Relaxed

Ive been taking capecitabine for the past few months and think im getting the start of the dreaded hand & foot syndrome! Feet have gone very red and a slight burning tingling sensation!

Any advice or tips to ease this? 

Thank you and big lovesHeart

  • Done 10 Folfox infusions and 35 Radiotherapy session, combined with capecitabine oral . Also Abiraterone acetate toblock Testosterone.
    I have suffered from Peripheral neuropathy since the second week. Drop every thing, fall over (a lot). Now two week after the last Radiotherapy seesion Ihave been told by my Oncologist that I may suffer from this for the rest of my life. Excercise seems to be your beast hope. Somethimes a hot bath helps me.

  • Hi, I'm on Lenvatinib which can cause Hand Foot Skin Reaction, closely related to Hand&Foot syndrome, and I'm using flexitol heel balm 25%urea cream to stop the stinging at night, and 2 pairs of thick boot socks to spread the load when i walk on my poor size 13 feet..... Other stuff i've read says to avoid hot baths (doh), and tight shoes (or stilettos)

    Good luck, and keep the faith... I've had 74 pretty good years but i'd like some more....

  • Aww thank you so much for the great advice! Really appreciate it! :) 

  • this response is more for people who are finding this thread now (like me!) and in the future as I imagine you are finished by now. I have been prescribed Cetraben by my Onc team. It has urea in which is said to work on this condition. its worked a treat on my feet, my hands not so much. My skin started to peel on my fingers so I've stopped using it on my hands and I'm using E45 cream and Bodyshop Hemp cream on them to see how I get on. I hope you manged to find something to ease the symptoms.