Neuropathy pain in my left foot and lower left legs

Hello @robertlclark My wife took gabapentin for her leg pain. Over the duration of her illness the doctors adjusted her dosage when her pain increased. Not sure if the medicine was less effective or if her pain increased though.

Peace and strength

I tried that medication but it did little for pain and made me foggy

I will. My appt. is this coming Monday. I'll be going with fingers crossed.

TOTALLY agree with the shopping in stores w/ carts. I also got a handicapped parking permit b/c in was killing me to walk so far just to get INTO the store, never mind walking around when I finally got there. If I had to go grocery shopping I was useless for the rest of the day. Who needs a life like that? With the permit and the cart I can do something else when I get home!. I have been active all my life. i SO didn't see this coming, at least not YET!

Yep. I only shop in stores that have carts. I also Park next to the cart return. Always get a spot because people don't want to park there and get their cars banged up. Lol

I feel you. Between the numbness and severe scoliosis I feel like a captive in my house. This is not how I want to live. Have found certain exercises help strengthen muscles which will provide additional support. All I want is to be able to walk and sit. I force myself thru the day which is not an easy task. Not ready to give in to it.

I'm feeling pessimistic--it seems that with all of you out there suffering from this neuropathy, if there were a sure-fire remedy one of you would have found it. I too used to be really active--walking, hiking, ice skating. I'd hoped to spend my retirement traveling and keeping up with my grandchildren, so this is not easy to accept. I'm thinking of trying to find a psychotherapist who can help me accept my life as it is, not as I would like it to be.

My mom is 95 years old and was feeling exactly the same. I persuaded her to get a scooter. She said it's like being let out of jail. She can zip around the neighborhood, pick up her own mail (where she lives they have outdoor mailboxes), and go to the library. They are pricey (around $1,000) but worth saving for. Also, hers can be disassembled and put in the trunk of a car which makes it easy to take her places she wouldn't otherwise be able to go. It's much smaller than the ones in Wal-mart and Target so it is much more mobile and easy to store. The companies that sell them will bring them to your house to try out, and also rent them to you so you can see how much you like it and if you would use it.

Fortunately for me I live in a golf cart community so I can get to pretty much any kind of store by golf cart. Or just tool around and see what's going on hither and yon. It's like bumper cars for adults. GREAT fun! I'm lucky I moved here while I could still get around.

I get the pessimistic feeling - one can't help but feel that way as more and more things get taken away. i've lost the walking, hiking, roller blading, and ice skating too. HOWEVER, it occurred to me that I could start looking into activities that do not require weight-bearing.
Hello, KAYAKING! Boy has this turned out to be fun! I signed up for a lesson and within 30 seconds I knew this was for me. I've discovered that I feel MUCH better if, as I lose something, I can replace it with something. I do water aerobics, while not my favorite thing in the world, lets me move to music without hurting my feet. Figuring out how to garden while sitting (moveable stool w/ rollers and planting in pots on the patio) lets me continue to do something I love but without pain.

A lot of creative thinking is involved here. But if you think about it, there are probably things you have thought about trying out during your lifetime that you never got around to trying - learning another language, writing poetry, cookbook, newsletter, mystery or novel, weaving baskets, playing the piano or other instrument, learning to id birds, viewing every Academy Award film since 1923 . . . once you start thinking about it the ideas will flow.

Or, how about going back to school? What have you always wanted to be that you never got to be? And if someone says you will be 50, or 60, or 70 when you finish, point out that you will be 50, 60, or 70 anyway. If you go back to school you can be 50, 60, or 70 with a DEGREE.
Nothing wrong w/ seeing a therapist. But you can also replace lost activities with new ones, or do both.

What a wonderful, upbeat reply! I felt better just reading it!! Your<br>creative ideas are much better than feeling sorry for yourself.<br><br>