Neuropathy: an unexpected start...

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Comment by Gerri on November 23, 2009 at 2:43pm

My doctor does the filament, tuning fork, hot/cold, sharp/dull tests.

Comment by Manny Hernandez on November 23, 2009 at 2:13pm

He poked both feet all over and also pounded lightly, then a bit more heavily in places where nerves flow through.

Comment by Kristin on November 23, 2009 at 2:09pm

What did the podiatrist do to diagnose you? Did you get the tuning fork test or a poking test?

I had bad foot pain and the doctor checked with the tuning fork and found no nerve damage (just sore feet).

Comment by Manny Hernandez on November 23, 2009 at 2:00pm

The podiatrist didn't measure never conduction velocity... Now you got me thinking, Holger!

Comment by Holger Schmeken on November 23, 2009 at 1:54pm

Hi Manny, I am sorry to hear about this new hardship. I would recommend taking Alpha Lipoic Acid or the R-Alpha Lipoic as Kristin wrote. But be careful - you should watch for signs of depression. I have taken Alpha Lipoic after an accident to heal a nerve damage in my leg and I experienced that this stuff can take you down the spiral very quickly.

I am still a little puzzled about your neuropathy diagnosis. Have they measured the nerve conduction velocity to verify the diagnosis?

Comment by MelissaBL on November 22, 2009 at 5:30pm

I love you, buddy. That's all the help I can offer. *hug*

Comment by Cara Bauer on November 22, 2009 at 12:20pm

I have no advice for you, but hang in there. I'm sure you're upset at the diagnosis, but hopefully the medication will help you with the pain.

Comment by Betty J on November 21, 2009 at 3:13pm

For many years since the 1970s and 1980s I had Neuropathy because of no real education on how to manage my D. I lived with leg pains and numb feet and thought it would be that way for the rest of my life. In the 1990s I was instructed on how to tightly manage and also started pumping. Anyway being consistent I finally stopped having leg pains and regained feeling in my feet.

I had read that in certain stages of Neuropathy that it can be reversed. I was consistent but never thinking I would be able to reverse it and it happened and I have been able to keep it at bay. It seems that keeping A1c under 6.5 consistely will reverse Neuropathy.

Comment by Gerri on November 21, 2009 at 1:16pm

I searched everywhere to find Vit B in 50 mg size. Swanson's carries it 50 mg, their house brand. Don't take supplements in tablet form. Tablets are full of binders that make it impossible to assimilate.

Comment by Marie B on November 21, 2009 at 11:31am

wow, I never knew about the B complex. I've been taking a super B100 supplement for a while, and I noticed a huge reduction in my carpal tunnel, and as you all know, I'm on the computer a lot. I don't have any neuropathy, or pain in my legs.

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