3 chemo treatments and he is having numbness?
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It is probably peripheral neuropathy.
Inform his doctor ASAP.
A good drug for that is called Neurontin. His doctor may prescribe that. Do whatever his doctor says. Keep a journal of symptoms and anything unusual, and always discuss them with the doctor.
Best wishes
it might be nuerapathy. (sp.?) my mom has that in both her hands and feet. Docotrs lie, chemo is big money and sadly, there are side effects to ALL drugs. Check on the drugs website, it may be able to give you side effect info from the clinical trials. Good luck to your husband. and look into altrnative care, there is no cure for cancer, so why let the horrifing drugs kill you and make your life so miserable?
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Taxotere and carboplatin can both cause peripheral neuropathy, but that would be the hands and feet, not the face or arm.
A more likely culprit might be a growth pressing on a nerve. Has he had a CT scan of his arm/shoulder/neck?
It is a strange symptom. Keep asking questions til you find out what's causing it.
Chemo and radiation can both cause numbness on one side of the face,peripheral neuropathy is not limited to hands and feet. Salivary glands in your mouth could also be affected and cause the numbness. If he is allowed to take supplements, a good quality vitamin B complex can eliminate or at least reduce the numbness.
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