@wascaly
I feel for you and hear you! It is all a pain!

Don’t give up on improving your balance despite your foot numbness. You may want to improve your shoes (heard Hoka brand helps with balance due to wider base; they are a bit pricey but worth not falling). You may also want to try compression socks since they help with circulation to/from your feet.

Physical therapy and occupational therapy can help you manage day to day with balance issues and improving where you can and using strategies to help you complete daily tasks safely. I need to get occupational therapy to help me work within my limitations. I use grabbers to reach things, a grab bar in bed to help me roll over and reposition myself, plus grab bars in the bathtub. I have a walker next to my bed to help me stabilize myself as I slip on/take off my sturdy shoes. Some of my medications make me dizzy which doesn’t help balance issues and fall risk.

Make sure to also get an orthopedic spine specialist with really good ratings online to get an updated review of your current symptoms, historical surgeries/treatments/therapies and options to properly diagnose current issues, especially the cause of your foot numbness.

Praying for you to get the help you need and for you to keep advocating for and educating yourself on your symptoms, conditions, medications/side effects, etc. This will help you use your limited time with doctors and specialists/surgeons wisely and ask the questions you need to. Any doctors who are dismissive or disrespectful/condescending are red flags and you will want to find new doctors. Do research in advance to avoid going to low rated doctors/specialists.