How long after ending chemotherapy does the numbness in toes and fingers (neourapathy?) last?  Thanks?
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it depends on what kind of chemotherapy you had.\nUnfortunatelly sometimes its permanent like in using (vincristin).\nhowever the cause of the humbness may not be the chemotherapy itself, may be other condition like diabetes or the cancer itself or may be some vitamin defficiency caused by the chemotherapy.\nyou better check with the oncologist & YOU MAY NEED MORE THAN 1 OPENION.\nI wish you good health.
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Could be circulation problems, numbness in the fingers could be Carpal Tunnel but since you have it in your toes as well, I would tend to think that it's circulation.  Could be something more seriuos though; check with your doctor.
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you have the same thing i have. its called peripheral neuropathy, my feet burns so bad its like walking on hot coals, i can take ice cubes and put them against my feet and i cannot even feel it. they want me to take lyrica and pamelor but no way. my advice to you is to see a neurologist. my feet swells up like you say. now mine has moved to other parts of my body face and hand jabbing pains in my feet. before you take that crap look it up on the internet if you dont know how i will do it for you. right now im taking neurontin, it helps me at night but not much. there is no known cure its from nerve damage. the pain you feel is nerve pain its not like ordinary pain. if you want more info feel free to email me.
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Hi\nI guess it depends on the individual.\nMy Mother started with a sore toe on Christmas eve & by new years eve it was turning black & purple & smelled awful so new years day the vascular surgeon removed her big toe.\n\nShe is still having the district nurse in to clean & dress it 3 months on.\nOn a positive note...... Her toe is healing well & it has started to close up nicely. no secondary infections etc.\n\nDiabetes is a nasty condition if you dont keep it under control\n\nGood luck
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You can purchase appendage/braces at your pharmacy that you wear at night; you should also get an ergonomic keyboard and try wearing them while using the computer.  There are hundreds of different brands out there for them, I went with "Ace" and after a few months my fingers do not feel numb and I do not generate any wrist pains.
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Well, I have 2 of them!  Seriously, you could have neuropathy.\nSymptoms depend on the type of neuropathy and which nerves are affected. Some people have no symptoms at all. For others, numbness, tingling, or pain in the feet is often the first sign. A person can experience both pain and numbness. Often, symptoms are minor at first, and since most nerve damage occurs over several years, mild cases may go unnoticed for a long time. Symptoms may involve the sensory or motor nervous system, as well as the involuntary (autonomic) nervous system. In some people, mainly those with focal neuropathy, the onset of pain may be sudden and severe.\nSymptoms may include numbness, tingling, or pain in the toes, feet, legs, hands, arms, and fingers.\nSometimes, diabetes causes neuropathy.\nMy husband takes Neurontin for his burning feet and he is not diabetic.\nI would see a doctor if this continues.
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approx. 10 to 14 days.  There is no cure like someone answered.  It just becomes dormant.
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i had a job where i used my hands and i was out for about 6 weeks after my first surgery (for the right hand) and four weeks after my second surgery (left hand).\n\nbest wishes to you!!!\n\nEDITED TO ADD:\nbe sure to follow through with your physical therapy and do exactly what the doctor tells you to. the physical therapy aspect of recovery is the most important! \n\ni wish you a speedy and safe recovery...
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Cold hands and feet probably is Raynaud's syndrome, and people who have it have it in differing degrees. \n\nI used to have it pretty badly and what has warmed my hands and feet considerably is taking once daily ONE 100-mg Dilantin capsule (phenytoin sodium).\n\nDilantin is a long-established, anti-seizure drug that has many other uses, too. It works by balancing the sodium/potassium pump at the cellular level. In low doses it is a very safe mood regulator, even long-term indefinitely - and this is why I started taking it (I do not have seizures of any kind). For me Dilantin works better than any antidepressant I ever tried (and I'd been prescribed several), with no weight gain, and also Dilantin has made me need less sleep than previously. \n\nThat it warmed my hands and feet, too, was an unlooked-for-but-VERY-welcome side benefit.\n\nFor a good read and good info on low-dose Dilantin's many uses please read, "A Remarkable Medicine Has Been Overlooked" by Jack Dreyfus (ISBN 0-8264-1069-3). \n\nDilantin is the only med I take regularly now (I hate most meds), and I've taken it entirely voluntarily since May 1998. It definitely has changed my life for the better.\n\nWhatever you decide about trying Dilantin (and if you decide yes you'll need a doctor's prescription if you are in the United States), I do hope you solve the cold hands and feet problem, it is SUCH an inconvenience.\n\nHappy Holidays :)
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my dad has surgery for that a few years ago... actually, it was like 7 years ago now that i think of it...\n\nhe's fine now, and other than not being able to use his hand for 2 weeks after the surgery, he's fine. its like there was never a problem. he works with a construction crew, and he's a real big, real strong guy. he uses heavy duty tools all day, and can still do everything he did before with just as much strength. you should be fine after the surgery, just do what the doctor tells you. it worked for him. he's got a grip like a gorilla.
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pins and needles.  Its when you have been leaning on a part of the body for a long time and the circulation of blood gets cut off, it feels like your arm or legs dead but its not, a tip to get rid of the pain quickly is to wriggle your fingers and toes as fast as you can, this will help the circulation quickly be back to normal.  (They advise when you sat or standing in the same spot for a long time to occasional move about, the circulation could be cut off so much- that the blood actually starts to clot, this condition is then called deep vein thromobolis.)
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I know how you feel, but there is hope if it turns out to be cnacer. \n\nI am currently in the Bahamas with my Mother who has Terminal Lung Cancer. There is a clinic here that has been in operation for over 30 years. We have been here for 4 of our 8 week stay, everyday is really neat. A lot of the patients stick around in the meeting room/ waiting room to visit, and share stories and catch up. There were 40 people all talking and laughing, talking about cancer and life, the returning patients talk about how bad their cancer was 4, 8, 10 even 18 years ago when they started coming to the clinic, the cancer that has since disappeared. There is nothing dangerous or foreign to the treatment, just building up your immune system in a very effective manner. If you want to know more contact me or go to www.immunemedicine.com I cannot tell you how impressed I am with what I have seen and how my Mother has already improved. I know one man who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, he skipped all US, conventional (poisonous, dangerous) options and went to the Bahamas and is doing great now. Another man who has been coming here for 18 years that had prostate cancer. People with just about every type of cancer. But, they are honest here, you send them your medical information and they will tell you whether they believe they can help you or not, and they will send you home if they don't think you are benefiting. \n\nMy mom has shown drastic improvements and is feeling so much better. and we are in the Bahamas so we are having a good Mother-Daughter vacation.\n\nI have also done a lot of research on the Cesium Chloride/DMSO treatment and think that it has merit and you can do it at home.\n\nThe clinic here believes that a supplement/liquid called VIBE works really well in addition to other treatments, I am going to look in to that some more.\n\nUS doctors push chemo and radiation, but when you look at the statistics and side effects it is not a good option for most people. My Mom had both before we came here and now that I know more about them and have researched them I feel horrible that I let her go through them. She was lucky (so far) the only long term side effect she has shown is short term memory loss. \n\nThe stories I have heard from the other patients here about how they were treated by US medicine astound me. One lady went home to have a shunt put in her liver so she would be ok to come here, but they refused to put it in unless she agreed to do chemotherapy, is that what our country is about? Denying helpful procedures unless we agree to dangerous, toxic ones? The drug companies run US medicine at least when it comes to cancer treatment and it is sad. Most doctors will tell you not to try alternative medicine and some will refuse to even see you again if you do. To some degree they are not to blame, they have not been taught anything about it other than that it is evil and wrong and they would be rejected by their colleagues if they suggested alternatives.\n\nI would also like to tell you about another lady staying at the house we are staying at, she is 86 years old and has breast cancer. She arrived at the clinic the same day we did and is doing very well. Her immune system continues to improve and she gained 2 pounds since last week. She is absolutely thrilled with this treatment and knows that it is helping her.\n\nThere is another elderly gentleman who just finished his 8-week treatment and is feeling better as he returns home. He has cancer around his optic nerve, but also had diabeties. His daughter said that while he was here on the treatment he needed a lot less insulin than usual. I am NOT claiming that the treatment also helps with diabeties, I am just saying that is what his experience was.\n\nPlease whatever you do, research first. \n\nOne very helpful website is www.cancertutor.com\n\nGood luck!!
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Unfortunetly form my understanding, it's one of those diseases where the the treatments are more fatal then the disease.  But without them the disease will drag out longer and be more painful.  The estimates I've seen are everything from 45 days to 8 years.
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I know how you feel. I didn't know what to do when I found out about my mothers cancer. I was very busy and did not spend enough time with her as well. I now appreciate the quality time I spend with loved ones more than ever. Thankfully I have found something to help my mother, I hope it can help you, too!\n\nI am currently in the Bahamas with my Mother who has Terminal Lung Cancer. There is a clinic here that has been in operation for over 30 years. We have been here for 4 of our 8 week stay, everyday is really neat. A lot of the patients stick around in the meeting room/ waiting room to visit, and share stories and catch up. There were 40 people all talking and laughing, talking about cancer and life, the returning patients talk about how bad their cancer was 4, 8, 10 even 18 years ago when they started coming to the clinic, the cancer that has since disappeared. There is nothing dangerous or foreign to the treatment, just building up your immune system in a very effective manner. If you want to know more contact me or go to www.immunemedicine.com I cannot tell you how impressed I am with what I have seen and how my Mother has already improved. I know one man who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, he skipped all US, conventional (poisonous, dangerous) options and went to the Bahamas and is doing great now. Another man who has been coming here for 18 years that had prostate cancer. People with just about every type of cancer. But, they are honest here, you send them your medical information and they will tell you whether they believe they can help you or not, and they will send you home if they don't think you are benefiting. \n\nMy mom has shown drastic improvements and is feeling so much better. and we are in the Bahamas so we are having a good Mother-Daughter vacation.\n\nI have also done a lot of research on the Cesium Chloride/DMSO treatment and think that it has merit and you can do it at home.\n\nThe clinic here believes that a supplement/liquid called VIBE works really well in addition to other treatments, I am going to look in to that some more.\n\nUS doctors push chemo and radiation, but when you look at the statistics and side effects it is not a good option for most people. My Mom had both before we came here and now that I know more about them and have researched them I feel horrible that I let her go through them. She was lucky (so far) the only long term side effect she has shown is short term memory loss. \n\nThe stories I have heard from the other patients here about how they were treated by US medicine astound me. One lady went home to have a shunt put in her liver so she would be ok to come here, but they refused to put it in unless she agreed to do chemotherapy, is that what our country is about? Denying helpful procedures unless we agree to dangerous, toxic ones? The drug companies run US medicine at least when it comes to cancer treatment and it is sad. Most doctors will tell you not to try alternative medicine and some will refuse to even see you again if you do. To some degree they are not to blame, they have not been taught anything about it other than that it is evil and wrong and they would be rejected by their colleagues if they suggested alternatives.\n\nI would also like to tell you about another lady staying at the house we are staying at, she is 86 years old and has breast cancer. She arrived at the clinic the same day we did and is doing very well. Her immune system continues to improve and she gained 2 pounds since last week. She is absolutely thrilled with this treatment and knows that it is helping her.\n\nPlease whatever you do, research first. \n\nOne very helpful website is www.cancertutor.com\n\nGood luck!!
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I've seen it return in less than a month after chemotherapy stops.  What helps is "flushing" due to drinking lots of water and apporpriate eating.  The hair often comes back different.  In a different color, with a downy feel, and even in a different shape or pattern - it's wonderful to see.
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I'm not a diabetic, but i know about ankle pain. 2 yrs ago I ws in acar accident and broke my heel and taylor joint (that's under the ankle joint). Also the ligaments, tendons , nerves, and blood vessels were damaged. My toenails didn't grow for 8 months! On the upside of that my pedicure really lasted! Ha! The swelling was horrendous! From my knee down to my toes was the same size. I was in a cast for 6 weeks and wore an equalizer boot to my knee for a year. The swelling went down about 6 months after I got out of the boot. I still have lots of pain and suffering, and my doctor and i are contemplating joint fusion. The sound of that is scary to me, like will I be left with a limp for life. (I already limp but I keep hoping it will gradually go away). You're not alone and now I know I'm not either!
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I'm a guy, but my wife had one done last year.  She said that after numbness went away, it did hurt a little.  I hope that you'll be okay and hope that they don't find anyhting wrong after doing the biopsy.  My prayers are with you.  Good Luck!!