Hi Lallylo and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
I'm sorry to read that you are suffering with peripheral nerve damage to your feet and I can understand why you're scared that this might result in you losing your mobility.
I had two different types of chemotherapy for the breast cancer I was diagnosed with last year and the second one came with a warning about peripheral neuropathy. As I am a keen walker and also use my hands a lot with various hobbies I have on my laptop, that side effect was the one I was most scared about. Thankfully it didn't occur, although I occasionally get a 'fuzzy' feeling in the soles of my feet but it only lasts for a few seconds.
As you know, the online community is divided up into different support groups so I hope you don't mind me recommending that you also join and post in the secondary bone cancer group as you'll then connect directly with others who may have had the same treatment which has resulted in peripheral nerve damage.
If this is something that you'd like to do, just click on the link I've created and, once you've joined, you can start a new post in the same way as you did here, and join in with existing conversations by clicking on reply.
You might also like to join the group for the type of primary cancer that you had, as these groups tend to be 'busier'. You can find the relevant one by looking through this list or by dropping me a reply telling me what type of primary cancer you had and I'll then provide you with a direct link.
It would be great if you could pop something about your diagnosis and treatment so far into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
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