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Why Is My Dad Suffering From Extremely Cold Hands And Feet After Chemotherapy?

Hi, my Dad is suffering fom extremely cold hands and feet after chemotherapy, he wears gloves in the house, is there any warming type of glove I can purchase without heating it up in the microwave that he can put straight on. I live in Ireland. His treatment has finished. Thank you.
Tue, 6 May 2014
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Hand warmers are available and are battery operated. You can purchase them online from Aliexpress. Give him capsule GAbapentin 100 mg twice daily. It will help as it is probably due to chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy.
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Why Is My Dad Suffering From Extremely Cold Hands And Feet After Chemotherapy?

Hand warmers are available and are battery operated. You can purchase them online from Aliexpress. Give him capsule GAbapentin 100 mg twice daily. It will help as it is probably due to chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy.