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Suggest Treatment For Frozen Ankles And Numbness In Knees

I have CIPN, with foot drop, frozen ankles, numbness and considerable pain from the knees, down.Anything to help me walk ? Allergy to all the meds prescribed for Neuropathy Numerous health problems but currently recovering from a re-occurance of metastatic BrCa. (not treatable??) Treated in 1996 with cytoxin/adriamycin and five years of oral ?. Also metastatic Colon Ca, 3 years ago, Coronary Heart Disease Pacemaker for Atrial & ventricular fibs. I dis-enrolled from Hospice and plan to cruise again! I am 90 years old and working on my Bucket list and want to keep dancing at the Piano Bar . Help??
posted on Sat, 15 Mar 2014
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Dear Friend,first of all I would like to congratulate you for you are recovering from a reoccurrance of metastatic BrCA.With CIPN this foot drop,frozen ankles etc quite commonly happen.also you you have coronary heart disease and Pacemaker.so whatever you do you should keep in mind all these comorbid conditions.a through clinical check-up and then according to that a home regimen of physiotherapic exercise will help to get rid of all this muscular and joint problems and certainly add to your mobility.as you are allergic to medicine used in neuropathic pain you have to stress on physiotherapy regimen.hope ,you will be able to to keep dancing at the Piano Bar.best wishes for your health in future days.thank you.
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Suggest Treatment For Frozen Ankles And Numbness In Knees

Dear Friend,first of all I would like to congratulate you for you are recovering from a reoccurrance of metastatic BrCA.With CIPN this foot drop,frozen ankles etc quite commonly happen.also you you have coronary heart disease and Pacemaker.so whatever you do you should keep in mind all these comorbid conditions.a through clinical check-up and then according to that a home regimen of physiotherapic exercise will help to get rid of all this muscular and joint problems and certainly add to your mobility.as you are allergic to medicine used in neuropathic pain you have to stress on physiotherapy regimen.hope ,you will be able to to keep dancing at the Piano Bar.best wishes for your health in future days.thank you.