I had chemo 29 years ago, I've had symptoms ever since. These days its lack of strength in fingers, or not being able to hold on to things with my hands. My feet are sore at the end of most days, but that could be from just plain old getting old and parts wearing out. But I'm sure the chemo done it's share of damage. Back in 88 they just hung a bag of chemo up and ran it wide open with no other meds with it for any side effects. That probably made this worse too. I have no advice, but I'm watching to see if anyone has any that I can use too.
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3 months agoPlease go to a podiatrist. I had aches and pains that I mentioned to my oncologist and he said he had never heard of several of the problems, but when I went to specialists, they said, of course, that's due to chemo or cancer-related. A podiatrist should be able to diagnose whether it has been a loss of the padding or whether it's neurological.
I suffered significant neurological damage due to the platinum-based, oxaliplatin. It took several specialists to diagnose all the problems, and then with specialized, intense physical therapy, I'm fairly functional. My balance is better, I don't get vertigo as often, I'm steadier on my feet, my aches and pains aren't as severe, and haven't broken any bones in the past few years. I still do trip and face-plant on occasion, but it's much improved.
Get a professional opinion from both a podiatrist and neurologist.
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