Is there any help at all for foot numbness in PN

Hi, fred101 (@fred101)

Two things in your post caught my attention––well, three things, actually. No. 1, I'm also in Colorado. No. 2, I'll be 80 in a few months.

No. 3, I also was in Vietnam. My neurologist has puzzled over whether my time in Vietnam has had anything to do with my neuropathy. He's asked me about Agent Orange. I was mid-country, between Saigon and the Cambodian border; to the best of my knowledge, Agent Orange wasn't used in my area or the years I was there ('69-'70). All the same, my doctor remains curious. I've wished I could suggest a link, but I haven't been able to.

All the best, Fred!
Ray (@ray666)

Can anyone advise of a therapy of different exercises for complete numbness of in my feet.

Using a lotion with Aloe Vera and Cucumber extract that sells from the shelf in the grocery store, the numbness and shooting pain in my feet is slowly decreasing.

Can anyone advise of a therapy of different EXERCISES for complete numbness of in my feet.

The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy has a webinar on exercises for neuropathy although I don't think they are specifically for complete numbness - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TBKbUWE7N4.

Here's another YouTube video on exercises for Exercises for Peripheral Neuropathy in the Feet and Legs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvfMWb6jvT4

Hi, @ray666 ~
It is wonderful that your doctor remains curious. His mind is open, which is not something that one can say about all doctors. My husband served in Vietnam (and Philippines and Japan) in 1967-1968 and developed 4 different cancers, all recognized by the V.A. as having been caused by Agent Orange. He had total numbness in his feet which caused him to fall many times especially during the last year of his life. Doctors who still look at Agent Orange as the cause behind their veteran/patients' conditions are way up there on my list of competent, compassionate healthcare providers.
Peace to you! ~
Barb

Ray @ray666 and @fred101, I'm not sure if this is the link you were looking for Ray but thought I would share it to see if it may help.

The VA also has a public health article on the topic here
-- Peripheral Neuropathy and Agent Orange: https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/conditions/peripheral_neuropathy.asp

I read a post on here from someone who said he cured his numbness 80% by switching to an anti inflammatory diet and exercising. I have never heard anyone make this Claim before So I have switched to this dieT and I bought myself a recumbent bike to get my legs moving. I will try anything and if I have any success I will post it here.

would you please share the lotion you are using, I will try it. thank you.

Hi, Barb (@bjk3)

I do applaud my doctors who remain curious long after a topical issue has left the front pages. Frankly, I was surprised to hear my neurologist ask if I had been exposed to Agent Orange. I was in Vietnam from 1969-1970, and he was asking me this in 2024, more than a half-century “after the fact.” I had been equally surprised a few years earlier when my neurologist’s PA asked (rather shyly) if I’d ever had a “drinking problem.” I had, but I’d assumed that over 30 years of sobriety had long since erased any fingerprints. A brain MRI (administered while trying to diagnose what turned out to be my peripheral neuropathy) revealed traces of my “ancient” overindulgence. So much for erasing fingerprints! 🙂

Ray (@ray666)