Tingling in hands/feet...numbness caused by chemo.. any treatments..one can try?!

Tingling in hands/feet...numbness caused by chemo.. any treatments..one can try?

I know this is a common side affect with chemo..numbness/tingling sensation in ones hands/feet. Has anyone experiences this during/after chemo? What you have tried to relieve it?

thanks..

Hi, I am currently going through a Cisplatin induced periperal neuropathy which peaked at its worst probably around 4 months after completing my last curse of chemo. It was quite distressing at the time as each week it was getting worse and worse with the numbness/tingling commencing at the toes and fingures and gradually working its way up until at its worst my arms and legs were numb, side of my face, loss of fine motor movement and balance! But it does get better over time. It is now almost 6-months since finishing chemo and there has been impovement as I am now ale to type on the keyboard, write legibly (just a little) and the numbness is now just in my hands and feet. I am also able to handle cold items, which before I could not as it was shear agony and I don't get shooting pains which were also part of the problem. What did I do to overcome this? Well not much, I was initially taking a course of vitamin B6, B12 and multivitamin B supplements to supposadly assist in the nerm regeneration, but I only took these for a few weeks as they did not appear to be doing a great deal. In fact you need to be aware that B6 in high doses can in fact have the opposite effect and cause neuropathy! Basically I've maintained a healthy diet and underwent some rehab comprising of Occupational Therapy, Physical Eduaction and Phisio, along with regualr exercise (i.e walking). This all seemed to help and having someone massage hands and feet helps and feels great!
Hope this is of some help. I'm told that it will improve over time and in my case it has, but it appears that it does get worse before it gets better. Probably you can expect for the symptomns to peak at around 3 - 5 months after the last session of chemo, before starting to improve. All the best....