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Hello, I am Terry, 80 years old, lots of heart problems, but my problem is that I have peripheral neuropathy, lower legs and feet, and take pregabalin to control the pain, and sometimes the odd tylenol. However, I cannot walk more than a hundred feet or so, before the soles of my feet and so sore I cannot walk. I am very young at heart, have walked and hiked extensively before, and although I am old, still want to walk. I cannot find out if the severe pain in my feet when I walk is indeed the peripheral neuropathy or not. It is not plantar fascitis, and if the pregabalin controls the pain, why cannot I not set my feet down without severe pain...In short, can peripheral neuropathy affect the soles of your feet. Thanks for any thoughts or advice...
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Hi, Terry.
Well, you are 80 years old so you are still a "teenager". I am 84 and having the same issues.
Here is what I did, and do, and it helps minimally but it does.
I am fortunate enough to be 4 miles from my gym and so, I am there 5 days a week for an hour, doing all the equipment. The bike for two miles, and all the rest counted to 20 on each.
I take Ibuprofen for my pain 2 pills every 4 hours.
R-ALA, and B-12. and a few other vitamins daily.
.I did physical therapy for a year at the toon of $5000 and it did nothing for me.
I did Acupuncture for 3 months once a week at the toon of $60 per session. and it worked. No more stabbings in my toes.
But it did nothing for the rest of my issues like numbness and intense pain engulfing my feet.
I now use Infrared light on my feet twice a day for the past 2 months and nothing yet, but it says to be patient it takes a few months to see results.
I bathe my feet every night for half hour in hot water and Epsom salt. It helps a little relax my feet enough not to feel pain in my sleep.
At bedtime, I massage my feet with; ARE YOU READY?: Vapor Rub. Cheap and it seems to work a little calming down my pain.
Other than that, I drive well, thank God, and I resign to the fact that I have to live this way until the end.
I do walk with a cane for my balance.
So be well and safe.
Warm hugs (freezing cold here in Maryland).
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I have pain, numbness, burning, tingling in my feet. I was diagnosed years ago with peripheral neuropathy that affects my feet and legs. A few years after that, I was diagnosed with additionally having osteoarthritis in my feet and ankles.
Recently, I had the previous two diagnoses confirmed, and got an additional diagnosis of gout affecting my feet. So if you have neuropathy, you can definitely have additional conditions in your feet, for which other medications can be prescribed and alleviate some of the pain.