Hi @steveinmontana . Like you, I just got some of the Life Flo and I am giving it a try daily. It feels nice on my skin and my feet when I first apply it and massage it in, but it is too early to tell how much difference. In any case, it's doing no harm. Like you, I have tingling and numbness in the soles of my feet and up into my ankles, but no pain, and for that I am grateful. The biggest issue in ALL of this, for me, is the problem it causes with my balance. At the recommendation of a fellow sufferer here, I did purchase some AFOs (about $40 each on Amazon). You can get more expensive ones, and I do have some, but if you decide to try them, I find those on Amazon made of hard polystyrene work about the same for me as those that are more expensive. After using them daily for awhile, I hardly notice them now... and they do seem to give me more sense of balance. I find that I seem to be losing strength in my calves... and that MAY be from lack of activity. So I've been doing exercises in the pool this summer and that SEEMS to be helping. I'm 74. At 71, I could still mow my lawn, dig in my flower beds and plant things, and go for walks whenever I wanted. All that is greatly reduced now and I hire someone to do my lawn.
I did FINALLY get to see a neurologist. He did some tests in his office and suggested that I may have radiculopathy rather than neuropathy, meaning I have some compression in my lower back that is affecting the nerves in my feet and legs. The only positive he came up with was that radiculopathy was less progressive than neuropathy, so it may worsen at a slower pace. I had already tried Gabapentin and Lyrica and those did nothing for me, so I wasn't interested in his meds. Basically, he had few suggestions to offer me for reducing the numbness. I had a follow up visit scheduled, but I cancelled it as I didn't feel he had told me anything I didn't already know, so why go back?
I wish you the best as you continue to battle this malady. There is comfort in knowing I am not alone. Mike