Hi! I started with peripheral neuropathy about a year ago, right after a lumpectomy. Had radiation during the lumpectomy, and I think perhaps that had something to do with it, but I will never know for sure. My neuropathy involves sensory nerves, so I am in pain a good deal of the time. The balls of my feet and toes burn, throb, jab, stab...no fun at all. Horrid, actually. Shoes feel like they have stones, cotton, socks, rocks, stuffed in them. I try to cope as best I can, but never easy. On Gabapentin, Duloxetine, Topomax. They help, but not great. Use CBD salves and drops, which are a Godsend. Use Lidocaine Patches, which help immensely. Read a lot. Keep busy with friends. Live with pain in the background a lot. What can I do? Pray a lot.
I just wanted to let everyone on this thread know that my PN is mostly completely gone, and that a chiropractor was the one who helped me. He did “scraping” on my calves because he said the calf muscles were so tight they were impinging on my nerves. I was better immediately! The PN had been getting increasingly worse, progressing quickly. It is 98% gone now! I also think the pelvic adjustments help.
I just wanted to let everyone on this thread know that my PN is mostly completely gone, and that a chiropractor was the one who helped me. He did “scraping” on my calves because he said the calf muscles were so tight they were impinging on my nerves. I was better immediately! The PN had been getting increasingly worse, progressing quickly. It is 98% gone now! I also think the pelvic adjustments help.
Congratulations! Your very lucky. I went to a chiropractor for 13 weeks (twice a week) during which I placed my feet on a vibrating pad for 5 minutes then sat in a chair, legs raised to have a fluctuating, vibrating laser flash on my legs from the knees down for 15 minutes. It didn't help. My feet still get hot, cold and numb but my more frustrating problem is the way it has effected my balance.
I just wanted to let everyone on this thread know that my PN is mostly completely gone, and that a chiropractor was the one who helped me. He did “scraping” on my calves because he said the calf muscles were so tight they were impinging on my nerves. I was better immediately! The PN had been getting increasingly worse, progressing quickly. It is 98% gone now! I also think the pelvic adjustments help.
I’d never heard of it before, I think it is a newer technique. It involves rubbing a flat disc along the muscles, it was painful for me, but so worth it in the end. My PN was in my feet and ankles, they were numb, my feet were excruciating. It was progressing up my legs.
Congratulations! Your very lucky. I went to a chiropractor for 13 weeks (twice a week) during which I placed my feet on a vibrating pad for 5 minutes then sat in a chair, legs raised to have a fluctuating, vibrating laser flash on my legs from the knees down for 15 minutes. It didn't help. My feet still get hot, cold and numb but my more frustrating problem is the way it has effected my balance.
I am suffering with this too and having a hard time finding a diagnosis. I know that speed is of the essence in non-idiopathic cases so am very frustrated.
I have peripheral neuropathy in my left foot that has now spread up to my shin. It all started with either bad sprain or worse surgery in my left foot way back in 1998. Been through most therapies. I had surgery that really helped for several months. I was put on Lyrica / Cymbalta as well as lidocaine/prilocaine cream after that - which was a year and a 1/2 ago. But now that has stopped working. Going back to more nerve blocks - I had "permanent" nerve block that brought relief for years but that was back when the pain was in about a quarter shaped area. Its much larger now. I am getting an MRI next Friday and I see the doctor about the nerve block later this month. I am new to here as well. I have been living with this for decades and fear I am running out of affordable options. I am hoping to find some ....hope????
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Hi! I started with peripheral neuropathy about a year ago, right after a lumpectomy. Had radiation during the lumpectomy, and I think perhaps that had something to do with it, but I will never know for sure. My neuropathy involves sensory nerves, so I am in pain a good deal of the time. The balls of my feet and toes burn, throb, jab, stab...no fun at all. Horrid, actually. Shoes feel like they have stones, cotton, socks, rocks, stuffed in them. I try to cope as best I can, but never easy. On Gabapentin, Duloxetine, Topomax. They help, but not great. Use CBD salves and drops, which are a Godsend. Use Lidocaine Patches, which help immensely. Read a lot. Keep busy with friends. Live with pain in the background a lot. What can I do? Pray a lot.
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1 ReactionI just wanted to let everyone on this thread know that my PN is mostly completely gone, and that a chiropractor was the one who helped me. He did “scraping” on my calves because he said the calf muscles were so tight they were impinging on my nerves. I was better immediately! The PN had been getting increasingly worse, progressing quickly. It is 98% gone now! I also think the pelvic adjustments help.
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2 ReactionsCongratulations! Your very lucky. I went to a chiropractor for 13 weeks (twice a week) during which I placed my feet on a vibrating pad for 5 minutes then sat in a chair, legs raised to have a fluctuating, vibrating laser flash on my legs from the knees down for 15 minutes. It didn't help. My feet still get hot, cold and numb but my more frustrating problem is the way it has effected my balance.
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2 Reactions@julchilds and @dutchman09 - I think the scraping of the calves must be similar to Myofascial Release Therapy but I'm not sure.
Where was your pain? I have never heard of scraping calves before. Can you tell more about this treatment? Thanks, Lori Renee
I’d never heard of it before, I think it is a newer technique. It involves rubbing a flat disc along the muscles, it was painful for me, but so worth it in the end. My PN was in my feet and ankles, they were numb, my feet were excruciating. It was progressing up my legs.
I feel lucky. He is young, just out of chiropractic college, with all the newest techniques.This scraping gave immediate relief.
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I am suffering with this too and having a hard time finding a diagnosis. I know that speed is of the essence in non-idiopathic cases so am very frustrated.
I have peripheral neuropathy in my left foot that has now spread up to my shin. It all started with either bad sprain or worse surgery in my left foot way back in 1998. Been through most therapies. I had surgery that really helped for several months. I was put on Lyrica / Cymbalta as well as lidocaine/prilocaine cream after that - which was a year and a 1/2 ago. But now that has stopped working. Going back to more nerve blocks - I had "permanent" nerve block that brought relief for years but that was back when the pain was in about a quarter shaped area. Its much larger now. I am getting an MRI next Friday and I see the doctor about the nerve block later this month. I am new to here as well. I have been living with this for decades and fear I am running out of affordable options. I am hoping to find some ....hope????