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@johnbishop I looked into the oils (as most of you know, when you're in pain you look into everything). Please let us know if the oils helped and what oils you used. I will try anything and everything to get off these opiate pain killers. I think they're doing harm to the rest of my health.
About 10 years ago, I began feeling "funny" sensations in my feet. I<br />
notified my dr. who used a small instrument to poke at toes/feet asking<br />
"can you feel that?" Yup, I could feel it so he said it was probably okay.<br />
It continued. Five years later, I developed cancer and underwent chemo for<br />
6 months and some radiation. Now, I have a full-blown case of neuropathy<br />
that extends from feet up to ankles but it is a different than the *lack of<br />
feeling* type - I feel everything. I can't stand on my bathmat because it<br />
hurts - how odd is that? Feet and ankles feel as though they are tightly<br />
bound much as if you'd wrapped duct tape tightly around feet and ankles<br />
many times. If my feet become too warm, they itch and there are frequent<br />
jabs of severe pain. Ankles swell by bedtime. So, before I go to bed at<br />
night, I stand on the cold garage floor for a few minutes to be sure the<br />
feet are cold enough to allow me to get some sleep. I take no pain meds<br />
(other than acetomenaphin) but take warfarin for a blood clot. I'm 80<br />
years old and have heard horror stories about the testing that is done to<br />
determine extent of nerve damage and am not in a mood to experience further<br />
discomfort unless something really can be accomplished. So far, the best<br />
therapy I've found is to keep your feet cool and apply a good foot cream<br />
both AM and PM. Just a note<br />
Mary so sorry that happened to you hope you I'll find something in these posts that will help you. I have already received some suggestions to try. Good luck<br />
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Yes I am sure it is getting hard to walk since the neuropathy also makes legs unsteady and with fibromyalgia just adds to the problem. I wish you to find something in these posts to help you.<br />
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I have fibromyalgia and neuropathy in my legs which they say is from<br />
sarcoidosis, have had 8 spinal surgeries so who knows. Getting hard to<br />
walk!! Briansr<br />