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Doe anyone have both peripheral neuropathy and venous insufficiency?

Posted by arflmi33 @arflmi33, Jan 22, 2025

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, 2025
In reply to @arflmi33 "BTW, I learned recently that if you have two issues like this, with no known cause,..." + (show)
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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, 2025
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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, 2025
In reply to @bajjerfan "For me it seems to have stabilized. My PCP who is also a vein specialist is..." + (show)
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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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bstreat | @bstreat | 5 days ago

I have Peripheral Neuropathy, not caused by diabetes, back pain and a Chronic DVT. Seems as if this is really a 'thing' to have both at the same time and from the feedback, we seem to be getting from the doctors, there's no relation.

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bajjerfan | @bajjerfan | 5 days ago
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I hope you can get answers. It’s difficult to be treated with this ailment.

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I had the endovenous chemical ablation on the worst of my 2 CVI legs starting Dec 09, 2025 with the 2 Varithena treatments after that. After the required full leg length compression stock time period was ended I chose not to wear my normal compression socks. After 8 or 9 days my lower leg was visibly enlarged and felt firm to the touch, like the treatment didn't help. I would prefer not to have to wear those things if I didn't have to. Perhaps I didn't do enough walking during treatment.

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merlinway | @merlinway | 3 days ago

I've had P.N. since '08. Venous insufficiency wasn't diagnosed until 2024. In the interim I've had other problems, so I can't say if the P.N. caused the V.I. so many years later.

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