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Is there any help at all for foot numbness in PN

Posted by wascaly @wascaly, Oct 27 9:27am

I’ve had PN several years. I’m not diabetic (amazingly), and I don’t have pain in my feet - just this horrible numbness, mainly in my left foot (sometimes both feet), leading to the fear of falling, AGAIN!

I’m wondering if anyone has found ANYTHING to help. I’ve spent buckets of money on creams, plus I’ve seen all kinds of expensive gadgets advertised on TV. I’m hesitant to buy any of them, since they look like versions of snake oil.

Has anyone had ANY relief from this horrific and DANGEROUS numbness?

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wascaly | @wascaly | 1 day ago
In reply to @cit10jetjockey "I am one lucky person. My PN is in my legs and feet. I have numbness..." + (show)
@cit10jetjockey

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!

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valec | @valec | 1 day ago
In reply to @wascaly "I’ll certainly try Amazon for the foot pain, plus B12. What dosage of B12 do you..." + (show)
@wascaly

I’ll certainly try Amazon for the foot pain, plus B12. What dosage of B12 do you take?
Also, thanks for letting me know about red-light therapy and the mats…..two more examples of expensive snake oil!

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1000 mg once a day. Dissolvable under the tongue

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wascaly | @wascaly | 1 day ago

Thanks….i’ll try both - can’t hurt!

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tomkofathensga | @tomkofathensga | 13 hours ago
In reply to @cit10jetjockey "I am one lucky person. My PN is in my legs and feet. I have numbness..." + (show)
@cit10jetjockey

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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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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