Foot problems

Hi Alg1957

Sorry to read that your husband was diagnosed withT3M0N0 tumour at the base of the oesophagus, but interested in the treatment that he is receiving. A combination of chemo and radiotherapy, I imagine from what you have written that it is side effects of this that is causing his feet to have painful soles?

Depending on the type of chemo your husband is having it may, Neuropathy may be a side effect of the treatment , it might be wise for your Husband to speak with a different cancer nurse at the next hospital visit or other patients on the ward at the time of treatment, as in some cases there are things that can be tried to help minimise this. Some chemotherapy does not like the cold, so finding out if his is this type would be a good place to start.

My husband has found that the type of Neuropathy causes him more numbness rather than pain, but his feet feel cold all the time, we have recently invested in merino wool slippers worn without socks, help them to warm a little, but I am unsure if this would help with pain in the feet.

Sorry this is not too much help

Good Luck with the treatment

Lowe'

Hello Alg1957

My husband also suffered very sore soles of his feet as a side effect of chemo ....it was described as palmar-plantar & he was advised to use udder cream or Aveeno moisturising cream, also to be careful of hot water (in the shower/ bath) & also not to walk too much. Also the oncologist reduced the dose of the chemo causing the problem. 
I’m sorry that your husband has this horrible side effect but it does get better once the chemo ends. 

All good wishes......Suzanne 

Hi, my husband had dry feet (he’s diabetic too) and we were fortunate enough to meet a couple with a chocolate shop (yes...I know!!) - they recommended solid cocoa butter and years later he still uses it regularly. He soaks his feet in warm water then gives them a good scrub and, after drying, rubs in the cocoa butter. It’s surprising the nurses couldn’t suggest anything but hopefully you’ll find something that works well.

J x

Hi Suzanne. Thank you for the reply and for the moisturising advice. We will definitely try this. 

Thanks for the reply and for the tip about the slippers . I’ve bought him a nice pair with soft insoles. Hope this helps 

Hi Alg1957

My hubby had FLOT chemo.  Was supposed to be 4 sessions then operation (Ivor Lewis) then 4 further sessions, but due to covid he ended up having 6 FLOT sessions prior to his op.  He had awful pins and needles and loss of feeling in both his hands and feet after the 6th session.  He is now 10 months on and is beginning to get some feeling back in his fingers but his feet - he describes them as 'lumps of wood' and still has no feeling.  He feels that along with the extra chemo, the compression stockings they put on in hospital were far too small and in fact his surgeon had them replaced with larger ones a couple of days after surgery.  Hopefully, your hubby will not suffer too much and will regain all feeling and lose the pain.  We are still hoping that this will improve.