@mothertheresa3 -- It's good to learn as much as you can about your health conditions. There is a good overview of neuropathy on the Neuropathy Commons website here that you might find helpful for connecting some of the dots: https://neuropathycommons.org/neuropathy/neuropathy-overview

I also have degenerative disk disease and arthritis and I'm sure that plays a part as the nerves run through the spinal cord and as they can become compressed and cause all sorts of nerve related issues, but that's just my non medical opinion.