ThankuMayo @thankumayo
I had L3-S1 with no issues till recently when I got in my car and it was 100° out so my car was pretty hot and both feet flared up. I had burning feet for 2 months till I took the over the counter supplement mentioned below. I had Chemo five years ago but never had any issues. Chemo induced neuropathy is one diagnosis. Been to every doctor, took every test, and can't figure out why it happened. Pain in the top of my feet mostly -another diagnosis is small fiber neuropathy. Anyway, I have a special compounded cream from a dermatologist with ketamine lidocaine and amitriptyline (not sure of spelling), he suggested it instead if gabapentin but it took awhile to get, so I take gabapentin 300 mg three times a day. However, I also researched how to heal your nerves because gabapentin just masks the pain and doesn't heal anything and I found ALA – R (Alpha Lipoic Acid-R) with the – R is most effective (raw form as produced in our bodies but our body doesn't produce enough to heal the nerves, not the regular with no R which is synthetic). Do your research though as it affects blood sugar. I take 240 mg 2x a day and it has had a tremendous impact on the burning and pain. I learned about this on this neuropathy page where they talk about it helping neuropathy. Stretching lightly daily is a must for me as I have less pain in my feet when I do. I do back stretches and hamstrings mostly and some minor stretches for my feet. Cool epsom salt soaks help too.