I am on folfox chemotherapy and had read about icing from a site called Colontown. So I thought I'd give it a go. It's supposed to work on a similar vein to scalp cooling. Stopping the Oxaliplatin from getting to peripheral nerve endings, but don't quote me on that.
Met with some resistance from the chemotherapy nurses and spoke to the doctor. We came to the agreement that I would only do hands and not the mouth the first time. This was my 3rd round of chemo and I was already very sensitive to the cold.
It worked much better than expected. I could take stuff out of the fridge and freezer with no gloves on. Touching metal didn't hurt as much either. You know it's bad when you have to warm your knife and fork, before you use them!
So the following cycle I did my throat too, without asking anyone. I didn't have as many spasms and could eat cold stuff after 2 days. Drink still needed to be room temp but could have the odd sip of cold water.
Friday was my 5th cycle. Nurses are now asking me how it's going and showing an interest.
This is me getting a frozen joint of beef out, no pain!
I haven't iced my feet, they're usually cold anyway.
So that's my journey so far. 
