Hi there
My husband is 17 weeks (approx) post treatment and says his feet are always cold and often have no feeling in them.
Anyone else experienced this and have anybhints/tips on what might help.
Thanks.
Morning LucyAnn and Debs.
Does it also affect hands? I ask as H's are always cold and never used to be before. Has Jon remarked if it's painful or just numbness?
I'll do some questioning when he gets up, although this hot weather has kept his hands warmish. Thanks guys.
Gill xx
Hiya Gill ... again lol.
Yes jons hands and feet get cold. Neither did before.
And when he had chronic thrush Easter time his feet were excruciatingly painful as well. That seems to have stopped thankfully but the numbness, which has been helped by the insoles, is still there but better.
Hugs Debs xx
Thanks lovely. I've just felt his hands and they're warm (didn't wake him) so I'll see how it pans out. I don't fancy the thought of him wandering around indoors wearing gloves!
It's a small mercy but luckily he never succumbed to thrush.
Sorry Lucyann, my post won't have helped in any shape or form. (Gulps!)
There are exercises for peripheral neuropathy. Worth a google
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
Good evening Lucyann, i never used to feel the cold even when working in a shipyard during the winter, but i feel it now in my feet along with some pain which is due to surgery. I sometimes wear thick socks, even two pairs, along with fur-lined slippers; it does help. I think it's just blood circulation related to the radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Hopefully your husbands condition improves with time, all the best, take care.
Chris x
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