How do you manage neuropathy and loss of balance and walking ability?

Sorry , never had head aches. Our brains "white matter" is myelin. Perhaps
alcohol dissolved some of it. Have not drank in last 3 months.
Bye.

Thanx for your reply friend,..have a fantastic day.👋😎

trying hyperbaric oxygen therapy, I can feel my big toe now

@mikeissimo Exactly!! Couldn't have said it better. I'm done trying to do anything but get done what I want/need to get done or do what I want/need to do! Someone's going to what?... see me? Tough!! I found what works for me and couldn't care less, what anyone thinks about it.
I use crutches every day, in place of a cane or a walker. I have done this for the last 10 of my 85 years and I have never fallen, not once. For me, (and I am just speaking for me!) this method works better than a cane or walker because I can put some weight on the crutches...it helps my mobility. I can maneuver around things and in tight areas, much better than with a walker. My base is a firm four points; with a cane it is 3! I feel very secure and have learned little by little how to handle the crutches and to keep them out of the way as much as I can when I'm not using them.
So, do what YOU have to do for YOU. Life is still good and worth while. There is STILL a lot to be thankful for.

I don't know how to manage balance issues other than constantly reaching for something to hold on to, i.e.
point of balance...If there is nothing to touch that is stable, I put both hands out above my waist and keep
myself steady, like some kind of bird making a more direct path for myself. Otherwise I tend to veer to
either the Right or the Left, depending on where the pain is on any given day.
I sometimes stop dead in my tracks on the street to get myself stabilized, it works, but the students
who are always in a rush have learned to walk around me. Noone has knocked me down YET.
I find that when there is no pain, I can walk faster and then the balance becomes less of an issue.
Standing in one position is asking for a fall. I have to keep in motion.
Has anyone had similar balance issues?
I continually ask my doctor for help, but he sends me to Neurologists and specialists, none of whom have
offered anything but drugs like Gabapentin which I wasted $100.00 buying when my insurance did not cover it.
That should have been an immediate Red Flag!

@amberamberette Have you had a Lumbar MRI? I am wondering about your autonomic nervous system.

suetexThank you for this, I think I've had every test BUT!
I have been diagnosed with MET and see a Neurologist several times a year whenflare up pain happens, usually after overstraining and not taking necessary time to rest.But it can happen out of the Blue when I awaken and realize something is off and so it begins.I will ask my PC next week when I see him.I will also discuss with my Neurologist.
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@amberamberette I don't know anything about this diagnosis of "MET". Of course the number of things I don't know about is hugh! Since I have balance problems, I do know a little about the Autonomic Nervous System. It exits the spine in the Lumbar region, hence the search there. MRI to look at soft tissue that might be putting pressure on a nerve. It wouldn't necessarily hurt so you wouldn't know about it. In my case, I have been thrown from a horse enough to do anything. There isn't usually pain with it but there might be something else going on too. So the insurance is likely to ok it, but check first.