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Neuropathy: Numbness only, no pain

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@johnbishop

Hello @janeenelizabeth, Welcome to Connect. You are not alone being after hearing your doctors say that nothing can be done. I also have idiopathic small fiber peripheral neuropathy with just numbness and some tingling but no pain. I shared my neuropathy journey in another discussion here - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/310341/. My story is similar to yours and is the reason I came to Connect looking for some answers when my doctors really didn't have any treatments or suggestions to help with the numbness.

I think you already have a great start just by coming to Connect and asking questions and looking for information that might help. The best thing we can do to be a better advocate for ourselves is to learn as much as we can about our condition and what treatments may be available to provide some relief. If you haven't already seen these sites, here are some of my favorites for learning more about neuropathy:
-- Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy: https://www.foundationforpn.org/
-- Neuropathy Commons: https://neuropathycommons.org/

And my favorite search engine for finding the latest medical research is Google Scholar - https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C24&as_ylo=2025&q=neuropathy+numbness+treatment&btnG=

Have you done any research on complementary or alternative therapies for neuropathy?

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Thank you so much for all the information. I have not found anything alternative yet. I had been trying to find info on diet and anything that might help. The web searches are not very clear.