Hi everyone I wondered if someone in this lovely community may have some insights that would help me. Following the end of my chemo in January I found that the veins in my lower arm are hard and wiry. There is still no improvement and I get quite severe pins and needles in my hand, worst at night when it wakes me usually 2 or 3 times. The hospital don't seem to be concerned (which I guess is good) but I wondered if anyone else has experienced this and does anything help to relieve it? Thanks
Hello LizzieMillie I don't have hard wiry veins but since chemo I've been told that my veins are now 'wonky' and that chemo can cause them to 'collapse' so when I have blood tests it usually takes a while for them to find a suitable vein. Are you on Letrozole? When I started taking this I developed bad pins & needles in both hands, which was worse at night and kept me awake, and when I mentioned it to my oncologist he said that it sounded like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (which can be a side effect of Letrozole). He referred me to my GP who conducted some tests and then referred me to the hospital for nerve conduction tests which confirmed Carpal Tunnel syndrome, although they said that they can't confirm the exact cause of this as there could be several reasons. I had surgery and the pins & needles have now gone, which is such a relief. I would suggest speaking to your GP about the issue and see what they suggest as it's possible that physio might help you or you may need some tests to establish what the problem is. Hope this helps and that you get some sort of relief as constant pins & needles isn't nice to have 
