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Has anyone tried treatment for diabetic neuropathy?

Neuropathy | Last Active: Dec 6 4:09am | Replies (69)

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@johnbishop

Hello @beetlejeuse, Welcome to Connect. I know it must be difficult watching your father in pain and trying to help him find some relief. Thank you for being his health advocate in the search for relief from the pain of diabetic neuropathy.

@sash has posted about Loma Linda's INF treatment in another discussion here - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/nerve-treatment-anyone-tried/. I'm not sure @sash has tried the INF treatment but they may be able to share their thoughts with you.

Here are a few spinal cord stimulator discussions that might be helpful also.
-- Has anyone tried the HF10 Spinal Cord Stimulation Device? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/hf-10-spinal-cord-stimulation-device-relieves-back-and-leg-pain/
-- Comparison of Spinal Cord Stimulators from Boston Sci., Nevro: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/comparison-of-spinal-cord-stimulators-from-boston-sci-nevro/

If you want to learn more about neuropathy and different treatments available, here are a couple of really good informational sites:
-- Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy: https://www.foundationforpn.org/
-- Neuropathy Commons: https://neuropathycommons.org/neuropathy/neuropathy-overview

It can really be confusing with all of the advertising and false claims. You might find these links helpful for evaluating information.

Quazar's guidance about avoiding scams and snake oil cures
-- https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/how-to-avoid-quacks-and-snake-oil-treatments/
FDA's Health Fraud Page
-- https://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ProtectYourself/HealthFraud/ucm539101.htm
NIH's National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) which offers guidance about integrative health and how to evaluate it.
-- https://nccih.nih.gov/health/decisions

Has your father's doctor or neurologist made any suggestions to help with his pain?

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Replies to "Hello @beetlejeuse, Welcome to Connect. I know it must be difficult watching your father in pain..."

John, I'm adding the ProPublica Dollars for Doctors website for people to check what, if any, income their doctors are receiving from med equipment or drug makers. The 'pain industry,' sadly enough, can be very profitable and has had a history of questionable stuff being pushed into the market that fails the test of time.

I write as someone who was told by two orthopedic surgeons that I would be 'in a wheelchair 'for the rest of my life if I didn't have back surgery and intervertebral papain injections a few decades ago.

I got a second opinion (my own) and skipped both treatments. It took 6-8 months of physical therapy and acupuncture to quiet back spasms and I've been fine ever since. According to an article in The New York Times a few years later, papain injections fell out of favor due to (a word we hate to see in ref to medical protocols) unintended side effects. Caveat emptor...

I get relief at night with medical cannabis. Very helpful for sleeping.

Thank you for explaining this very insightful