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Doe anyone have both peripheral neuropathy and venous insufficiency?

Posted by arflmi33 @arflmi33, Jan 22 8:23am

As of now I have been diagnosed with both peripheral neuropathy and venous insufficiency, both in lower legs. Does anyone else have both of these? Can these two be related? Does this affect what treatment lotions (e.g. magnesium) can be used for the neuropathy? Is there any causal relationship of one to the other? Sorry for so many questions. This is kind of overwhelming at at the moment.

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bajjerfan | @bajjerfan | Jun 24 10:07am
In reply to @arflmi33 "BTW, I learned recently that if you have two issues like this, with no known cause,..." + (show)
@arflmi33

BTW, I learned recently that if you have two issues like this, with no known cause, that it can be a good idea to be tested with an autoimmune disease screening panel (blood test). I actually had 4 diagnoses with no known cause, then my primary care doctor ordered an autoimmune panel, and it came back positive. HTH.

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What did your doctor suggest for treatment?

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arflmi33 | @arflmi33 | Jun 24 10:43am
In reply to @bajjerfan "What did your doctor suggest for treatment?" + (show)
@bajjerfan

What did your doctor suggest for treatment?

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I have to have many more tests to find that out, and see a rheumatologist, who I could not get in with for 6 weeks.

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topsz | @topsz | Jun 27 12:53am
In reply to @bajjerfan "For me it seems to have stabilized. My PCP who is also a vein specialist is..." + (show)
@bajjerfan

For me it seems to have stabilized. My PCP who is also a vein specialist is finally getting around to maybe doing something about it. Funny thing I've noticed is that [in spite of or because of compression stockings] my left lower leg fills up with fluid and swells and feels hard to the touch. At night while asleep the fluid drains back out. The issue is more prevalent with the left leg than it is wih the right leg.

I believe that I have both PN and diabetic neuropathy. I had pain in my left side chest and it was sensitive to to touch from clothing. Also I used to itch like mad all over esp. later in the day. Both the itching and chest pain have gone away since I started using PreGabalin. Unfortunately being pre-diabetic caused some nerve damage in my right lower leg resulting in foot drop.
Nothing to do with the lower back pain IMO.

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I hope you can get answers. It’s difficult to be treated with this ailment.

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