Splitting Hairs and Walking on Eggshells

Only its not hairs that are splitting,
it’s now the skin on my feet that is splitting.
The past 3 weeks it was my fingers – spits on my fingertips and along my cuticles that made it necessary to wear band-aids and finger cots to protect my fingers.

Now it is my feet.
Especially my heels
Painful splits

Until now, it seemed that I might be able to “dodge” the Hand-Foot Syndrome that is one of the side effects of the Xeloda that I’m taking.

I’m slathering my feet with cream and aloe gel and then sleeping with socks over all that.
Offering some relief, but still is painful.

I’m literally walking on eggshells.
At least it Feels like it.

Painfully painfully so…

Tags: Hand-Foot Syndrome, splits, Xeloda

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