mom's effects after chemo?

Question

she has no feeling in the tips of her fingers or toes, she is in pain terribly all over most days. she stumbles and has problems keeping her balance. she has an aversion to taking meds since all this and i am very worried for her. the oncologist she saw is now not very concerned with her condition since she is now free of the breast cancer. has anyone ever experienced symptoms such as this or heard of such?

Answer 1

Chemotherapy is very hard on the body. And your mother is suffering from the effects of chemotherapy even though she has stopped the treatment. What she has is not uncommon. She should be taking medication for pain, but I can understand her not wanting to take it because of the Balance problem.

if you can get your mother to start swimming this is going to help the circulation in her body. Water exercise classes are held in many community centers.

I recommend you have her drinking fresh carrot juice daily, this will help clean out her body and possibly stop some of these side effects. Have her eat as much fresh fruit as possible. fresh vegetables are a must for putting back minerals into the body and once again cleaning it out.

She should be taking a good quality Multi vitamin twice daily. She also needs Co enzyme Q10, it's a vitamin that puts back energy into the body. I've enclosed a link where you can purchase this.

Dehydration can cause severe pain. And the chemotherapy has caused dehydration as well as wiping out the minerals in the body. I recommend you drink purified water mixed with mineral water 50/50. This will replace the minerals that are exiting your body continuously.

I suggest that adults and children drink 40 ounces of water per 100 pounds of body weight every day.

If you have any further questions please let me know.

best wishes,
Billie77

Answer 2

It sounds like the Chemo has really thrown her out of whack; Have you considered trying a Natural approach to getting her back on her feet? New Sun has some fantastic cancer formulas, Chemo Relief formulas, etc. They are all natural and threfore will leave no side effects. They've worked wonders for many people, and it may be something you want to look into. There is a link below for more info