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Is there any help at all for foot numbness in PN
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I am one lucky person. My PN is in my legs and feet. I have numbness and tingling in my feet but zero pain. My balance has issues but I still get around ok. I have no idea why I am pain free and others suffer so much. The only thing PN did to me was to retire sooner than later. When you’re touching down on a 6000 ft runway at 120kts you need to get stopped and my left leg didn’t do a good job on the left brake. No cure for PN and there never will be.
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I, too, have PN but am blessed with no pain. However, the numbness mainly in my left foot is so debilitating, I can hardly walk. My balance is (scary) non-existent. It’s truly amazing I’ve only had one bad fall.
Very understandable you’re retired(?). I’d be very leery of not being able to hit the brake when necessary!
Two years ago, I ran my pickup truck through a stand of thick bushes. My right foot wouldn't get off the gas pedal. ($5,000 in repairs) First I changed to minimalist shoes to have more feeling, but I still had issues. I put two bolts through my brake pedal, so when I feel like I stepped on a rock, I know where my foot is.
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Sigh, still hoping for that magic bullet for all of our PN with pain members. I too am one of the lucky 20% or so of those with neuropathy and no pain, just numbness and some tingling. I'm not ready to say there never will be a cure but am pretty sure it won't be in my lifetime. My balance and walking ability is my biggest daily challenge. I can walk but tire easily do to low back issues so most of my exercise stays on a recumbent cross-trainer where I can do some cardio and strength exercise in 30 to 45 minutes daily. It's great to hear you can still get around OK. I'm 81 and have been dealing with the numbness since my late 40s and for that I am grateful that it hasn't been worse.