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For Those Of Your With Neuropathy After Chemo, Did Any Of Your ONC Or Primary Doctors Suggest And EMG To Further Diagnose And Evaluate It?

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Elk River, MN

At my last 6 month ONC visit, I mentioned I still have neuropathy. It's not painful, just varying degree of numbness in my fingers and toes. She wants me to have an EMG to assess if this truly is from chemo or something else?

August 27, 2017
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Also, one more thing. Have your thyroid levels checked because I notice when my thyroid levels are out of whack my neuropathy is much worse. I also soak my feet in Epson salts., staying active and keeping your joints moving including, fingers and toes, helps reduce neuropathy pain. Not moving means not healing if you do not overdo it.

November 6, 2017
A MyBCTeam Member

I had an emg on both feet and one arm, it was a very unpleasant experience. My neurologist thinks it's a worthless test since it tells you if have neuropathy, you know you do because you have it!

September 3, 2017
A MyBCTeam Member

I never had nueronapathy until doing chemo. I chose not to take meds for it. I use essentials in particular frankincense and myrrh and it does help the pain. Vitamin B complex as well.

August 30, 2017
A MyBCTeam Member

I have neuropathy and when I saw the Nurse navigator she suggested p/t at the hospital and it was working until my p/t finished. My neuropathy starts when I lay down, when I am walking it's not bad, going for a stress test middle of September.

August 27, 2017
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I did not have chemo but my radiation oncologist told me that acupuncture helped his patients with neuropathy symptoms after chemo.

August 29, 2017

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