The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #138365   Message #3167216
Posted By: LilyFestre
08-Jun-11 - 02:51 PM
Thread Name: BS: Chemo
Subject: RE: BS: Chemo
Bobert,

   I had trouble with my hands too, lost lots of feeling in my fingertips especially. The feeling has come back though!!! I remember going to the grocery store and having to ask the clerk to pull the debit card out of my wallet because I couldn't feel it enough to grip it. Also, Pete had had to open many, many, MANY things because I lost strength as well.

   As for my legs, they felt like someone took an aluminium baseball bat and tried to beat their way out of the middle of my bones. I could chart it and count on the days it would hit the worst and plan accordingly...also planning to do as much as possible before the next treatment when it would hit again.

Donuel,

   Yes, keeping healthy positive thoughts in the forefront of your mind is important. It's been just about a year since my last treatment and I'd by lying if I told you it's not on my mind every day. It's not all that's on my mind but it is now part of me, part of my life and something that I DO need to be aware of (signals of recurrence, etc).

Michelle