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Is There Any Thing I Could Do To Relieve The Pain?
I had the chemo drug cisplaten 11 years ago....it effected my feet and my cancer doctor told me that I have cisplatin feet.....it has effected the nerves in my feel. Of late they have started to bother me again and I started to take Gamapentin .....my question to you is is there any thing else I could do to relieve the pain????
Thu, 18 Dec 2014
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Cisplatin can cause neuritis and damage the nerves.
It affect the mylin sheath of the nerve and cause demylination. Due to this neuritic pain occur.
Gabapentine is drug of choice for pain management.
But demylination needs vit B 12. As vit B 12 helps in mylin formation on nerve.
So better to take vit B 12 supplement for better symptomatic relief.
You can also take tramadol Transdermal patch for sustained pain relief. Its action lasts for 72 hours.
Cisplatin can cause neuritis and damage the nerves.
It affect the mylin sheath of the nerve and cause demylination. Due to this neuritic pain occur.
Gabapentine is drug of choice for pain management.
But demylination needs vit B 12. As vit B 12 helps in mylin formation on nerve.
So better to take vit B 12 supplement for better symptomatic relief.
You can also take tramadol Transdermal patch for sustained pain relief. Its action lasts for 72 hours.
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