Thanks
I totally understand where you are coming from!!
Same stuff as I have..
Continuous aching though not as painful ..
Gabapentin for me too but I resisted getting started in it for over a year..
I can sleep better at times and that helps hugely..
Also using aspercreme with lidocaine..almost nightly..
Very bright neighbor has shared a lot of ideas with me over the past year..Hes been an incredible
help because hes got a ton of physical issues and has done myriads of therapies to mitigate the pain..
A terrific fellow..
He has informed me that rapid
changes in barometric pressure
(up or down) can really initiate
great neuropathic pain..
I unfortunately have been confirming these bouts of pain
the past few months..
You might have experienced one of these rapid changes..
These changes can be a real bummer to people with neuropathy..
Kind of like feels like your body is
getting its butt kicked..
Seriously
Doctors and chiropractors have little time or knowledge to point
these things out.
One thing I have not learned how to do is learn to calm myself down regularly and another thing
eliminate things that will initiate
neuropathic pain..
Its so tricky for sure
Finding the origins of the cause
of neuropathic pain in the body
is currently out of medical sciences abilities..
Thats a huge problem also ..
Thanks for your contribution
Thank you for your response. I agree that barometric pressure change can affect your pain level. I have been disabled with chronic pain for over 29 years now due to spinal problems and surgeries. I hurt much more with weather changes. Rain and drastic changes in temperatures have drastic effects on my pain level. I was a high school coach and I like what you said about calming yourself down; I always talked to players before shooting free throws about calming down and relaxing before shooting. It is like hitting a golf ball or hitting a baseball, tension is has a negative effect on you.
I lay down when needed and use ice packs or heating pads when needed. A good short walk sometimes helps; being outside is a positive for me.
I went to the neurologist today and we are going to do an MRI (my 31st) on my back to see if that could be causing some of my leg problems. She is very good and reminds me we have a long way to go in learning about neuropathy.
Best wishes to you.