Popular Uses of Lavender Essential Oil. 1  Add a few drops of Lavender to pillows, bedding, or bottoms of feet for a restful nightâs sleep.  Keep a bottle of Lavender on hand for minor and occasional skin irritations.
Pain. Some chemotherapy drugs can cause painful side effects, such as aching in the muscles and joints, headaches and stomach pains. Burning, numbness, tingling or shooting pains in the hands and feet may also occur. This may continue for a period of time after treatment ends.
There are many different chemotherapy drugs and they all have different side effects. If you are worried about long term effects from your treatment, ask your doctor or specialist nurse about the drugs you are having. We have more information about side effects of cancer drugs in the main treatment section.