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Why only limited diagnosis of cusses or PN?

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@johnbishop thx for the reply and links.

As to your questions:
1/ pain? Occasionally. In my right foot. My main symptom is numbness: in my left lower leg just above the ankle. And, in my right hand (when I bike) and in my right foot (toes to arch on good days or toes to heel on bad ones).
2/ treatment? My primary doctor has me on 2700 mg of gabapentin per day. (3times per day doses of 900 each). My current podiatrist is also having me go thru 5 sessions of ultrasound & a massage therapy of my right arch up to the behind of my shin.
3/nerve tests? The neurologists have each simply done a conductance (I think it was) test that showed them both: “yep, you’ve got PN.”

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@tar94577 Gabapentin doesn’t do anything to help the numbness. I only have numbness and some tingling but no pain. Prior to being diagnosed with neuropathy from nerve conduction tests my PCP prescribed Gabapentin but after a few weeks I told her it wasn’t helping and she consulted with the specialist who said it only helps with pain symptoms not numbness.