victoria@best.com wrote:
>
> Hi Shirley (and everyone else),
> For what it's worth, I have nsclc Stage II adenocarcinoma and have just had
> my first ONC appointment and he recommends
> Carboplatin with Taxol chemotherapy in four administrations over a twelve
> week period. The rationale is that it has been
> shown to be effective in more advanced cancers (so, coincides with what your
> mom is told..)
>
> . I'm going for a second opinion soon, to UC San Francisco's top lung cancer
> med. oncology specialist and I'll pass on what he has to say as well.
>
> In my case the chemo is considered optional, but recommended if I want to be
> "proactive". (I am considered "cancer free" I guess, at this point)...
> Of course I want to be proactive, but the list of
> side effects includes "nerve damage" and that scares me...it sounds
> permanent and possibly very painful.
> Does anyone have any information or experience with nerve damage arising
> from chemo with these two drugs?
>
> All my best to you and your Mom, Shirley....
>
> Torie
> San Francisco
>
>
Dear Torie,
That nerver damage you speak of is a condition called "neuropathy" which
in a sense is not nerve damage itself but is a condition that affects
the nerve endings as a result of prolonged chemotherapy. For most that
condition subsides and disappears in time.
Some of the remedies, by the way neuropathy in my wifes case had been
affected in the hands and feet, I don't know where yours is, but the
remedies is "Elavil" a prescription drug taken at night or morning and
the doseage can be increased and maybe start out with 30 mg tab. Another
remedy is support stockings which work well and to be worn at night at
bedtime or whenever the condition bothers you the most. But the best
remedy that works for us, is walking and walk as much as you can.
Hope this info helps you. Elavil is a generic word for Amitryptiline.
God Bless YOu
Marty and Barb
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