Side Effects Treatments

Big problem! Many patients who have been treated for cancer are left with some degree of neuropathy if they received a taxane or other neurotoxic chemo. I have a couple of suggestions. Acupuncture is a good treatment for neuropathy. It has only been looked at in a very small group of cancer patients but it works for other causes of neuropathy. No offense to your acupuncturist intended, but another acupuncturist may approach it slightly differently. So before you give up on that, try another practitioner at least once a week for 10 treatments before you throw in the towel. The other recommendation I have is for alpha lipoic acid 600mg per day. This should not be used while you are still getting chemotherapy or radiation since it is a potent anti-oxidant and will interfere with those therapies. Other suggestions are those therapies that are good for pain in general including guided imagery, massage, and hypnotherapy. Good luck! Big problem! Many patients who have been treated for cancer are left with some degree of neuropathy if they received a taxane or other neurotoxic chemo. I have a couple of suggestions. Acupuncture is a good treatment for neuropathy. It has only been looked at in a very small group of cancer patients but it works for other causes of neuropathy. No offense to your acupuncturist intended, but another acupuncturist may approach it slightly differently. So before you give up on that, try another practitioner at least once a week for 10 treatments before you throw in the towel. The other recommendation I have is for alpha lipoic acid 600mg per day. This should not be used while you are still getting chemotherapy or radiation since it is a potent anti-oxidant and will interfere with those therapies. Other suggestions are those therapies that are good for pain in general including guided imagery, massage, and hypnotherapy. Good luck!