CIPN small nerve fiber sensory neuropathy due to chemotherapy (Oxaliplatin)

Hi there,

I have been suffering since May 2017 from a very bad side effect from my colon cancer chemotherapy. CIPN and I have tried basically every medication prescribed to me including:

Lyrica, Cymbalta, Effexor, Tramacet, Tapentadol, also THC+CBD and CBD by itself and nothing has helped at all other than giving me extra side effects that are very unpleasant.

My symptoms started from my toes and fingers and slowly progressed to my feet and hands, slowly has progressed still to my legs and arms and right now its up to my knees and elbows too

Burning sensation, numbness, pin and needle sensation, electric shocks, to name a few are felt 24/7 from my toes up to my knees and from my fingers up to my elbows.

when on bed, the blanket feels like a 100 pounds blanket on my feet specially and therefore unable to sleep

I also suffer from depression and anxiety, unable to sleep (maybe 2 hours per night at best)

every time I touch something with my fingers (phone screen, keyboard, etc) it feels like a electric shock and burning sensation

cant handle the cold nor the heat. it feels extra cold and extra hot when touching surfaces either cold or hot

cant take this anymore and I really need some kind of help if any for this

I had have few second opinions from deafferents specialist and basically they are saying this cant be fixed nor treated

any help is much appreciated

thanks in advance

Jorge

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