Hi Rick @rickhood, Welcome to Connect. Your symptoms sound pretty much like the situation I was in 20+ years ago. I had the numbness that started in the toes of both feet and gradually worked it's way up into my legs before I decided to get a diagnosis which was disappointing to say the least when I was diagnosed with idiopathic small fiber peripheral neuropathy. I shared my neuropathy story and what has helped me in another discussion here - Member Neuropathy Journey Stories: What's Yours?-- https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/310341/

As far as getting a diagnosis, my own personal feeling is the getting the diagnosis is just the beginning of your journey. Unless you have nerve damage or compression that can be corrected by surgery or therapy of some sort there is no cure for neuropathy. You can find treatments and therapies to manage the symptoms and provide relief for any associated pain but that's kind of a downer for all of us when we start our journey and are looking for that one magic pill or treatment that will fix us and make us normal again. I would recommend learning as much as you can about your condition and what questions to ask when discussing treatments with your doctor.

Here are a few good sources for learning about neuropathy:
-- Peripheral Neuropathy Fact Sheet: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Fact-Sheets/Peripheral-Neuropathy-Fact-Sheet
-- Foundation for Peripheral Neuropady: https://www.foundationforpn.org/
-- Neuropathy Commons: https://neuropathycommons.org/neuropathy/neuropathy-overview

Have you been seen by a neurologist or had any tests like an electromyography (EMG), nerve conduction velocity (NCV) test, or a skin punch biopsy?

My neuropathy in my feet came about with having chemotherapy for breast cancer. I only had two treatments, but caused alot of nerve damage. I also only have the numbness, mostly in my left foot, because of having a little nerve damage mostly on the top of my big toe area due to a sciatic nerve problem many years ago. My daughter gave me some roll on salve to try. It is helping with the hot sensations I get mostly at night. And with the numbness. It's called Dragon deep tissue salve. It contains camphor oil plus menthol, 300mg THC + 300MG CBD + 20mg CBN It is a roll up stick; 3.4oz. It is legal in Washington state, so it must be also legal in other states as well. It sells under the name of Nano emulsified cannabinoids. Roll - up dragon balm. It helps me, so it could help others with the numbness as well.