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Topical creams and lotions for Small Fiber Neuropathy
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Hi, I'm Joe and a first time contributor. At some point in time I will tell my Idiopathic PN story. Anything I relate are my personal experiences.For the moment I will address the use of topicals. There are many, but I am reluctant to say none have relieved the the numbness, which is the result of the very miniscule blood vessels in the feet losing their ability to pump blood in either direction. They eventually dry and die, thus denying the nerves the necessary nutrients to survive and in turn they are permanently damaged. Neither the vessels or nerves renew themselves. So we are left to our own devices to find relief. Much more on that at a later date. I am like a lot of you. We spend money with the hope that the many supplements and creams will help. It is all a come on, but we still try. If there is one cream or balm that might help, it would probably be rather high in cannabis content. Needless to say, I don't believe any such item is available on the internet. Maybe in states allowing the sale of marijuana. I presently have been using a top rated balm, ( by those who rate?) produced by Lazarus Naturals. It is one of the CBD products available. Does absolutely nothing and yet is highly rated to relieve PN symptoms. Because it has produced no relief for me doesn't mean you shouldn't try it or one of the other CBD products. Good luck and I will relate my PN story and what I do to alter it's progression, to maintain adequate balance and try walking like a healthy man. My regimen is lengthy and done religiously every day and throughout the course of every day. By the way, in addition to my home regimen, I do several resistant.exercises at the gym 3 times a week. Been doing this for a very, very long time. I know I have bored you enough already, but like it or not, I will be in touch again. Take care.
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@dance19021 My order from the mj dispensery will be delivered tomorrow. I ordered a gel that will supposedly help the nerves in the area where you rub a bit of get, but then is absorbed into the nerve and throughout the body. I'm hoping this will indeed be a help for my poor feet and lower limbs, and to the fingers/hands/wrists and other areas. The dispensary consultants have been pretty helpful and up front with their recommendations. I think I've found the right way and the best place to buy the mj I need with good advice from knowledgeable consultants.
seems to work well and smoothly. so, let you know about the get and any other products I use.
blessings everyone. enjoy this lovely spring and just think.....very soon our lives will be full of full faces, smiles will show, we'll see expressions and lipstick will stay on and pretty faces will smile back at you. Love it! elizabeth
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Hi Joe @dance19021, Welcome to Connect. Thanks for sharing your experience using topicals. I think you made a very good point about what happens if you ignore the feet and the skin dries up denying the nerves even a chance of healing. It's one of the things I do religiously every night is to put a moisturizer lotion on both feet and calves before going to bed. I also wear some ankle socks since opening a vein in my ankle one night rubbing my feet together with a hangnail on my big toe. Had a fun ambulance ride to the ER when I woke up and made a trip to the bathroom and my wife found me trying to figure out where the blood was coming from. I used to use Magnesium lotion on my feet and legs but have tried several and now just use a good quality skin moisturizer.
There is another discussion you may wish to join if you want to share your neuropathy journey.
- Member Neuropathy Journey Stories: What's Yours?: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/member-neuoropathy-journey-stories-whats-yours/
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