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Living with Neuropathy - Welcome to the group

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I am 78 years old going through 16 th year with neuropathy and tired of a new cure every day.i tried lazer,acupuncture and many many false items.my feet are now going numb at night which is very painful.is the end game to have them removed?took 9 gabepentin per day for two years and no change

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Hello @billurzada, Welcome to Connect. I have the numbness in my feet along with some tingling also but no real pain or burning. It still is the pits but fortunately I've never had to take any medication treatments because there are none that help with numbness. Distraction is one of my biggest aids in helping me ignore the numbness. Anything to keep my mind from focusing on the numbness can help.

I would keep looking for different treatments that might provide some relief and do your research on those new so called neuropathy cures. One thing that helps me is to keep the skin on the legs and feet from drying out by using a moisturizer/lotion of some sorts. I do like the LifeFlo Magnesium lotion which seems to have a calming effect on my legs and feet but I've used many different ones including Vicks VapoRub which some folks have found that helps with painful feet. You might find it helpful to scan through the comments and discussions by other members on "foot pain at night what helps". Here's a search of Connect that shows the discussions and member comments - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/.

Have you looked through the different treatments on the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy? - https://www.foundationforpn.org/treatments/

@billurzada I too am on gabapentin but have no side affects . I still have neuropathy and chronic back pain from a failed spine surgery. I saw an exercise program on utube that I’m going to try. I deal with a pain specialist for back pain and the only thing that helps is Norco. I’m not giving up, even at 73.

@billurzada have you had any steroid injections?