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DiscussionAnyone here dealing with peripheral neuropathy?
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Hi, just read your words, I too have severe peripheral neuropathy in lower legs, plus osteoarthritis in knees, (and a broken bone in my foot, ouch) So, here I am looking at my bed which I have not been in or on in over 3 years. I found a recliner in a discount drug chain about three years ago, and it goes completely flat. It is no effort whatsoever to just adjust level of comfort, watching tv etc, and when ready just lean back. The great part is, like you, I could not get out of my bed, and sometimes doing so caused the additional terrible pain of my thigh muscles cramping, it is just as easy as leaning forward, I am sitting up, feet on floor, take my time, grab my cane, and off I go not out of pain but out of the ridiculous time I have getting up and out of bed, especially for night time bladder trips. I found that after switching from gabapentin to pregabalin (Lyrica) I have such relief sleep is not a problem anymore. Terry