I finished 25 sessions of Radiotherapy with 2 x 1800mg Capecitabine on 1st October.
I originally had cold hands (along with fatigue etc etc) which gradually eased up.
During last week and especilally today the cold hands and increased sensitivity of the hands to cold and heat has returned worse than before. Also now have sharp needle pains in my feet.
IS this a "normal" experience with side effects returning after a few weeks? Could it be reacting to the colder weather?
Ta
Kev
Hi MinionKev
I noticed my mum’s got worse just after treatment finished ! I would imagine colder temperatures would affect it more . Some literature does indicate it can actually start after treatment!
However the good news is it eased off again for her to a degree ! Hope it does the same for you !
You might want to speak to your team about it though as some do get some intervention they find helpful !
Take care ,
Court
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