Peripherial Neuropathy

htown16 said:

I've been diagnosed with ideopathic peripheral nueropathy. Looked up ideopathic, means "we don't have a clue what caused it". I'm not diabetic and I have good circulation in my legs. The neurologist tested me by using probes to test nerve pathways. Basically pins and needles feeling in the feet and toes. Not bad enough to bother me much but could get worse. If you have a similar sounding condition see a neurologist. Primary care and podiatrists don't have the equiptment to properly diagnose.

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Did you see a nerve specialist and have a bunch of nerve tests done on your back, butt, and legs?

IMHO, the value of a GP is that, if good, they know you and they can direct you to specialists that can at least rule things out - you don't need them to have all the answers, just to know what to watch for and who to send you to.

If it were me, I would see an oncologist as there are some causes that a neurologist might not think of. Too many specialists work with blinders on. That was one of the early indicators of my wife's cancer but was not caught until way late.

Well that was almost 4 years ago and my testing was done another few years before that. Thankfully it never got any worse and is actually quite a bit better. I attribute that to 3 one hours sessions a week in gym with mix of strength training and aerobics. It always bothered me the most when driving in fairly heavy traffic after an hour or so. Constantly holding foot on accelerator. My new vehicle has adaptive cruise and that helps a lot.

It’s now well over 4 years since I last posted in this thread. Since then my aches and pains in my feet has grown, to such a degree that I am now taking Amitriptyline daily in order to blunt down the discomfort. It hasn’t stopped the pains, but as I don’t want to go too heavily taking more than 10mg a day I will tolerate the reduced discomfort. Incidentally I’ve had Doppler testing done on my blood flow to my extremities and all is satisfactory, I am also having a further test Jan 2nd on nerve conductivity, so it will be interesting to find out what they find. This comes days after my recent fibroscan and ultrasound check on my liver that is showing signs of fatty liver disease. That in turn is likely to be as a result of interaction with the numerous tablets I take daily to help with my diabetes and to prevent strokes since my heart bypass surgery.

sorry to upset those of you who have to purchase your medical insurances, all of my daily meds and the numerous hospital visits, scans and appointments cost me nothing.