Idiopathic small fiber neuropathy

Hello all, this is my first discussion on connect. I hope everyone is doing okay. My name is Lauren and I have recently been diagnosed with idiopathic small fiber neuropathy. I’m 24 years old, used to go to the gym 4-5 times a week, hike, and be a pretty active person. When I was 14 I was diagnosed with plantar fasciitis, so I’ve always known I’ve had feet problems. I always wore my orthotics, stretched, soaked my feet in epsom salt, even gotten steroid injections in both feet (3 times, had terrible reactions each time). I did everything I could for my “plantar fasciitis” but at the end and beginning of each day my feet always hurt. Once I started working full-time, my burning and constant feet pain soared and has became unmanageable since. More PT, doctors, tests, and finally in august I was diagnosed with idiopathic small fiber neuropathy. I have been maxed out on gabapentin and suffered terrible side effects, and am now switching to lyrica. I have just completed two spinal block injections to see which nerves are the problem in my feet. The next step my doctor wants to suggest is the spinal cord stimulator trial. I am writing my long and complicated history to ask for help - does anyone have any suggestions on what else I can do? I am open to anything. Thank you all so much in advance!