Hi @ashlely, Welcome to Mayo Connect. I also have non diebetic peripheral neuropathy and only have numbness but without pain in the feet and ankles. Thank you for sharing your tip about taking care of the feet - it's really important for those of us with PN of any diagnosis. I wear socks to bed after rubbing my feet together one night a few years ago and tearing open a blood vein near the surface of the ankle during the night. I woke up to go to the bathroom and felt the bed was wet near my feet but didn't realize it was blood. Then when in the bathroom I looked at my feet and noticed blood spray coming out of my ankle. The paramedics were able to stop the bleeding but took me to the ER anyway. Moral of my story is to keep the toenails trimmed and wear socks if you like to rub your feet together.

John

John, @johnbishop , I don't wear socks for the same reason as you. I've found that they act as a barrier to the sheets. If I don't wear socks, my feet really hurt from the contact. I used to use a blanket lifter, but we got a new mattress that's too high. One of these days, I'll come up with a solution. The lifter is a real help, but it's a challenge to make a neat bed. Lidocaine cream really helps by numbing my feet, so I can get to sleep. A challenge I've had is finding socks that are large enough and loose enough. I wear size 14-16, and often they're ok the first time I wear them, but they always shrink down to size 12-13. I've found one brand on Amazon that stay loose. They're not Gold Toe, but I only use them for sleeping.

Jim

Jim, I have the same problem finding socks that are large enough. I wear size 14 and can't stand the tightness of socks although I don't have pain, just the numbness.

My feet hurt because they are cold all the time. I actually wear my Ugg boots during the day and that really helps.