Motor Neuropathy - Foot Drop

, so sorry you are having this on top of everything else. It sounds like neuropathy, but it is unusual to get motor symptoms with the chemo neuropathy. It is possible. There could be other causes. Have you any back pain? It definitely needs investigating because it is impinging on your mobility quite considerably. If you don't get anywhere with your GP I suggest a request to see your team  urgently. You may need a neuro  opinion. Please don't let anyone fob you off. You have had cancer and they need to prioritise you. Best of luck xxxx

Sorry to hear you're having problems, I hope you get it sorted soon. I think it's the Letrozole as I started having some problems with feet and hands too that I didn't have previously. Let us know what the doctors say and how you get on x

seaspirit44.  No back pain. In fact no real pain at all!   A few aches.  Stiffness down back of legs both sidex from thigh to ankle.  Ankle very stiff wuth luttle movement.  Relieved on right side by stretching execises.  Not relieved on left.  It is all very strange.  I will start with GP and phone BCN after if we agree that is best thing to do.  I am being treated at two hospitals and don't know where my oncologist is, or who it is.  Chemo at local hospital with oncologist.  But op at another hospital.  Radiotherapy will also be at same hospital as op.  Letrozole prescribed by radiotherapy consultant but I thinknthat was just a sensible approach to cutting down on hospital visits for me.  He also gave me my histology results from op.  Anyway - waffling now.  Start with GP.  Just wondered if anyone had experienced anything similar.

Good luck , do let us know how you get on with the GP. Very confusing not knowing who or where your oncologist is! Xx

Last year I developed what I thought was sciatica which I’ve had before so took painkillers and did my Pilates exercises but the back pain got worse.  Stronger painkillers from doctor solved the pain but then I developed drop foot.  So bad I fell flat on my face and cut forehead, nose, chin, hands and knees.  I knew I needed to take action quickly as I couldn’t walk safely.  I was recommended a private physio by a friend and she fitted me in a week later- clearly good as she had given up hospital physio and only did private work and was fully booked!  Anyway first visit she spent ages looking at my posture, back etc when I did various movements.  She then identified a severe muscle spasm in my mid back which she thought had been there a while and was impinging a nerve.  

My pelvis was also out of alignment and she manipulated it back, gave me exercises to do a few times a day and then she tried to massage the muscle spasm to release but it was stuck firm.  Went back two weeks later and my dropped foot and muscle spasm had gone so she signed me off!  Best £80 I have spent as I’ve been to NHS physio but they don’t have time to fully assess you .  

I think the muscle spasm was caused by stress and big taking time ti look after myself.  My hubby had been in hospital for 10 weeks and I spent those weeks working full time and driving to visit him daily and as he was incapacitated leaning over his bed !!!!

Thanks Grogg.  And glad yours is better.  Fingers crossed some physio will help mine and that it isn't Letrozole related.  One of my thoughts was fallout from my DIEP op.  Time to start investigating and sorting.  I too have had a fall and numerous stumbles so need to get myself safe again.

I was worried mine caused by my diabetes but Physio said nearly always due to nerve impingement when it develops suddenly and severely.  

Its scary when you suddenly can’t walk !  I felt like flipper eith my foot just banging down on floor and the constant pain in my leg as you are suddenly using muscles differently.  My only issue with the foot now is pain in my heel when I wake up!