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[Tissyanne]

My DH has neuropathy, and is not diabetic. It is in his feet, and bothers him mainly at night. He is under the care of a neurologist, and they have not pinpointed a cause yet. Anyone have any ideas/suggestions concerning this?

[1208]

Hi Tessieanne, My husband also has this condition in his foot, he had it in both feet but had to have his foot removed because of the neoropothy. He doctored at Mayo Clinic and the doctors told us that it is hereditary (sp). They told us that all his children and grandchildren and so on down the line will get at some point in their lives. It can go to any part of their body, not only their feet. They told him he just has to live with it because there is no cure or medication for it. My mother also had it in her feet. I never heard of it before my mother got it but now I am hearing about it all the time. Good Luck to your hubby, hope he is not in too much pain.

[SUSIE IN ANAHEIM]

I HAD CANCER AND WENT THROUGH CHEMO. FROM HAVING CHEMO MY FEET INSIDE WERE FREEZING EACH NIGHT. I COULD NOT SLEEP AND TRIED DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS. MY DOCTOR PRESCRIBED ME 'GABAPENTIN' 300MG. I TAKE TWO CAPSULES AT BED TIME. I CAN SLEEP NOW. REALLY, I COULD NOT DO WITHOUT THEM. MY FEET INSIDE WERE SO COLD. THIS IS A SIDE EFFECT FROM HAVING CHEMO. EVEN A YEAR LATER I TAKE THESE EACH NIGHT. THEY ARE FOR NEUROPATHY, AND DO WORK FOR ME. PLEASE HAVE YOUR HUSBAND TRY THIS RX, AS I DO FEEL SORRY FOR HIM. AND I BELIEVE THIS WILL SOLVE HIS PROBLEM.

[esmeraldagooch]

Is he on cholesterol medication? I started having this problem after the first month. It took months after stopping for it to go away.

[duclane]

I developed perefrial neuropathy after knee replacement 7 months ago. Doctor and everyone says it will get better and may take a long time. There are sites online that deal with this issue, and I've read people blogs from all over the world who have this due to a surgery. One site says to take Vit B12 shots or mega doses of Vit B12, to help the nerves reconnect in the foot. I am doing this and its getting a bit better, but the nights are still bad, and the foot feels like a brick. Why this happens in some and not others is a mystery. Myalin is a covering on the nerves and Vit B12 is supposed to help that come back. Read up on the virtues of Vit B 12. Good luck.

[sundrops]

My husband was also diagnosed with this. Perefial neuropathy. He has suffered with burning feet for months and months and recently went to his doctor. He saw a specialist too. My husband was found to be deficient in Vitamin B 12 and now has to supplement. He bought every cream at the drugstore for burning feet. Most labels on the jars will read that it's for diabetics. He also was prescribed Gabapentin 300mg but felt it doesn't do anything. He stopped taking it. As of now, he purchased some socks that diabetics wear and puts an ice bag on his feet as needed. He also has hemochromatosis and his oncologist said it could be related.

[Tissyanne]

Thank all of you for taking the time to reply. He does not take any prescription medications, and has had knee surgery (one knee), but suffers from this in both feet. He has been taking Vitamin B12 for a while. He took Gabapentin with no results. He returns to the neurologist in early May.

[MiraclesHappen]

Work with his doctor to keep increasing the dosage of gabapentin if the lowest dosage isn't working. Stick with it, and spread out the doses to multiple times per day. 300mg is a low dose and he may find that once he gets to the correct dose and takes that for awhile he may be able to vary doses and even cut back.

[betteb]

On 4/26/2014 Tissyanne said: Thank all of you for taking the time to reply. He does not take any prescription medications, and has had knee surgery (one knee), but suffers from this in both feet. He has been taking Vitamin B12 for a while. He took Gabapentin with no results. He returns to the neurologist in early May.

Is he taking B12 is the liquid sublingual form? B12 does not survive the intestinal tract very well.

[RedTop]

Neuropathy can develop from several different issues, but essentially neuropathy progresses until there is permanent nerve damage. My husbands neuropathy is from diabetes. He complained to his provider at the VA for nearly 1 1/2 years before ever being prescribed Gabapentin, and he was given such a low dosage, it barely had any effect at all on the pain and discomfort. When we switched providers, the new one immediately raised the dosage to the highest allowed, but the nerve damage has already been done and is considered permanent. My husband lives with severe leg and foot pain, but somehow manages to work through it every day. When it reaches the point of being unbearable, his only option will be actual pain medication. In the 16 months since I retired, I have noticed more and more that my husband scuffs his feet when he walks. In the beginning I was always fussing at him to "pick up your feet", and his answer was always "I am picking up my feet!" I finally realized the problem lies in the neuropathy, and the fact he "thinks" he is picking up his feet, when in reality, he cannot "feel" his feet in order to know he is not picking them up as far as he thinks he is when he walks. That realization made me feel very bad for fussing at him, so now I listen to the sound and just give thanks that he is still able to walk.