**JUNE JULY AUG 2021 BREAST CANCER CHEMO**

Thanks all, gosh, today is awful!! Hopefully the last day like this though, hanging on to the positives.

Lynne, you’re nearly there, hope the last two go by quickly for you.

Ruby xx

Woohooenjoy that takeaway and the fact it’s the last round of SE.
You did it, you’re amazing! 

Denise x

Hope it passes quickly Ruby. You got this! xx

The heat won't be helping either! You'll be feeling much better in a day or 2

Lynne xx

Congrats on having your last chemo Ibodwin.

Enjoy your takeaway and evening.

Best wishes

Daisy53

Evening ladies

can I ask if anyone is experiencing bad tingling in fingers and hands and if so is there anything you can do or take to help this. My fingers and hands are getting worse everyday the heat is not helping either as they are quite swollen. 

Anne. Xx

Hi Anne, 

I think the heat isn’t helping, I’ve also got tingling and pins and needles sometimes in my fingers and hands and to a lesser extent my feet. All feel worse at the moment too, I’m just trying to massage my hands with cream and hope it settles down once hot weather goes.

My nails feel as if they are burning as well

I did read somewhere tingling/neuropathy can get worse post chemo before it improves, really hoping that was Mr google and not true
Denise x

Hi all

Has anyone had really bad muscle pain in their legs whilst on docetaxel? I used to walk my dogs for miles can hardly get to end of the road just now with them as my legs feel like they are going to fold. 

One more treatment to go just got to keep positive x

Hi Anne, I've had mild tingling in fingers and toes on Docetaxel. Usually for first two days immediately after chemo then intermittently during cycle. However only mild and whilst worrysome it had so far been mild and temporary. Not sure what you can do to help. I have reported it to my team as don't want to end up with persistent neuropathy. If you feel it is more persistent I would double check with team to see if anything can be done to reduce. My fingers and toes always swell in heat. Always sit with legs raised and remove wedding ring at night if feel fingers are swelling... Can get quite painful... Think that's me not chemo 

Kaybell, had really bad sudden onset pain on Docetaxel. Always very localised. Back of neck and down spine repeatedly. One time lower arm. Couple of times leg or legs. Prompt application of microwaveable hot water bottle and also paracetamol very effective for me. Stopped me doing my daily walks when it happened. Generally occurred over the 5 days taking injections then stopped again. So light at end of tunnel. Not sure about got water bottle in this heat... Got both hot water bottle and ice pack on stand by to cover all the bases this time.

Good luck all

Hi Kayb good to hear only one more Docetaxel to go, the effects seem to be cumulative so managing them as best you can is key. 
I think you’ll find quite a few of us had some sort of joint or muscle pains to some degree on it, I had it for about a week after my 1st Docetaxel and heat, paracetamol and Naproxen pain relief sorted it out. It lasted about 10 days cycle 2 and 2weeks cycle 3 so lasted longer each time but was intermittent, not there all day. It did impact my walking so only managed a short walk on my good days. 
Hoping you can get some good pain relief to ease it and please take heart it won’t last forever. When you’re used to walking it does feel really awful not to be able to do what you want. Sending best wishes for the rest of your treatment. 
denise x