Re: oxaliplatin and neuropathy

[Guest guest]

Hi Joe- My oncologist told me that it is an average of 3-4 mths to

get improvement. The Oxaliplatin literature says that 1% of people

have residual neuropathies at 1 yr. Remember, 5-FU can also cause

neuropathies, although not so dramatic as with oxaliplatin.

Hope things get better for you soon.

Kris

> I have been off oxaliplatin (folfox) and on CPT-11 (folfiri) for a

> month but it seems that my hands and feet are getting more numb

> instead of getting any feeling back. Does anyone have a feel (no

pun

> intended) for how long it takes to get some feeling back in the

> extremeties?

>

> Thanks;

>

> -joe -- the other joe

[Guest guest]

Joe,

Most of the text I read states it could take up to a year for

feeling to return. Like you, my sister's hands and feet continue to

get worse - and she's been off Oxilaplatin since November of 2003.

Her oncologist told her that it is permanent.

> I have been off oxaliplatin (folfox) and on CPT-11 (folfiri) for a

> month but it seems that my hands and feet are getting more numb

> instead of getting any feeling back. Does anyone have a feel (no

pun

> intended) for how long it takes to get some feeling back in the

> extremeties?

>

> Thanks;

>

> -joe -- the other joe

[Guest guest]

Joe,

Most of the text I read states it could take up to a year for

feeling to return. Like you, my sister's hands and feet continue to

get worse - and she's been off Oxilaplatin since November of 2003.

Her oncologist told her that it is permanent.

> I have been off oxaliplatin (folfox) and on CPT-11 (folfiri) for a

> month but it seems that my hands and feet are getting more numb

> instead of getting any feeling back. Does anyone have a feel (no

pun

> intended) for how long it takes to get some feeling back in the

> extremeties?

>

> Thanks;

>

> -joe -- the other joe

[Guest guest]

Joe,

Most of the text I read states it could take up to a year for

feeling to return. Like you, my sister's hands and feet continue to

get worse - and she's been off Oxilaplatin since November of 2003.

Her oncologist told her that it is permanent.

> I have been off oxaliplatin (folfox) and on CPT-11 (folfiri) for a

> month but it seems that my hands and feet are getting more numb

> instead of getting any feeling back. Does anyone have a feel (no

pun

> intended) for how long it takes to get some feeling back in the

> extremeties?

>

> Thanks;

>

> -joe -- the other joe