Hi Ann - I had the icing during Taxol. The nurses literally crushed one of those ice packs that pretty much any doc office has and put them in baggies, then my hands went into the baggies and same with feet. you keep socks on though b/c it gets really cold. I did find it helpful too. if they do not have that, my mom had bought me these ice/hot gel packs from CVS and I froze those when I wanted to use them. worked well...
the other thing I did, b/c your nails can turn black and skin really dries out is load up with aquaphor on hands and feet before bed and i'd sleep with gloves on and socks on. my hands were totally cracking and the aquaphor really worked. hope that helps Ann!