I know a man who lost feeling in both feet, just randomly, no apparent cause. He can no longer drive or operate anything that requires feeling in feet. His wife is constantly with him when they go out. On a separate note, I was experiencing neuropathy in my left hand that my PC assumed was due to my diabetes. I had a cervical MRI due to severe pain in the back of my head like it was actually going to blow up. PC referred me to an awesome pain doc who is very knowledgeable regarding which nerves and areas of the spine cause symptoms in various areas of the body. The injections he has been providing in the occipital lobe of my brain (not so fun) due to the above issues have completely removed the neuropathy in my left hand which I also mentioned to him. Unfortunately, not all doctors are created equal, and often the specialist field you are referred to is not the one that ends up helping. Frustrating, huh?