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Cold feet due to neuropathy - need help

Neuropathy | Last Active: Apr 28 3:43pm | Replies (200)

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Hello @footblizzard, Welcome to Connect. I know it's a terrible feeling when your hands, feet and legs get extremely cold and nothing you do makes them feel warmer. I have neuropathy also but no pain. Winter time presents a problem for me when I have to be outside clearing snow. I use the hand warmers, feet warmers and also neoprene sleeves that slide over the socks and cover the front half of your foot. The neoprene sleeves doe help my toes and my feet stay comfortable unless I'm outside a really long time. In the winter time, I also wear the sleeves over my socks that I use for sleeping at night. They do help keep my feet reasonable warm.

There are some other conditions besides neuropathy that can cause your feet to feel cold --- Why Do I Always Feel Cold, and Can I Treat It?: https://www.healthline.com/health/always-cold

Have you discussed possible causes with your doctor or do they say it's from your neuropathy?

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I have Raynauds, which is a more vascular situation. I warm my feet/hands in warm water until they are comfortable and then wear socks to help hold the heat.

Thank you for your response.

I don't have diabetes and am not an alcoholic. A DOD pain management doc believes the numbness and coldness likely is from the spine. I don’t remember the specifics, but the X-rays and MRIs indicate lower lumbar DDD, L4-5 anterior spondylolisthesis, and severe central canal and lateral recess stenosis. Before neuromuscular testing in the leg and foot, this doc indicated that neuromuscular testing doesn’t always show a problem even when there is a physical problem. And the neuromuscular testing done on my leg and foot did not show a problem. Nonetheless, the progression of the coldness and numbness seems to gee-haw with spinal problems.