Platinum Member (300+ posts) Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 493 | I have the numbness and tingling in my feet as well. It's not painful, but just annoying. My chemo guy said that it was most likely from the chemo treatments, even though I finished them in August. I never had it during chemo. He said that it could hang on for quite a while.
Female, nonsmoker, 70, diag. 5/09 after tongue biopsy: stage IV. Left hemi-gloss. and left selec. neck disec. 30 lymph nodes removed May 20. Over 7 weeks daily rads. with three chemo. PEG removed 12/4/09 Am eating mostly soft foods. Back to work 11/09 Retired 4/1/11. 7 clear scans! Port out 9/11. 2/13. It's back: base of tongue, very invasive surgery involving lifestyle changes. 2/14: Now speaking w/Passey-Muir valve. Considering a swallow study. Grateful to be alive.
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