Kathy, I was fortunate in that, although my hands hurt before I completed the chemo (Taxol), the infection was not visible until the week I completed my chemo. My hands were throbbing the last few weeks of my chemo, and my Onc kept telling me that if I could hold on, he was going for a "cure." Another Oncologist in the same practice commented they could have cut back on the treatment. At one time I was on Neurontin for the pain. I still have some numbness and swelling in my feet, but my hands are all better.
I think your Onc is probably to save you the complications I experienced. Hang in there! Things will eventually subside.
Louise