How many Seniors, or their family experience Peripheral Neuropathy?

My mother was a diabetic and was on dialysis for 18 months before she passed away she suffered with it terribly she used a cream that was made from hot chili peppers that you could by over the counter that helped her some. You can get it at Walgreen's or Wal-mart's. My Aunt has it which is my mothers sister she has it in her feet, legs, and arms. She has also used this cream try asking your pharmacist about it. And yes to the other question about falls I do believe that it makes them more feeble causing them to fall because Right after they got neuropathy they started to fall. Hope I helped you and I will keep you in my prayers.

I have Nursed many patients over my forty years of Nursing.

I have seen many approaches to treatment of Neuropathy.

Neurontin still had the greatest effect on chronic Neuropathy.

I have seen and participated in many newer approaches and yet found that our patients did not benefit long term from any of them. Neurontin is not without its own side effects as well.

It is one ot the most painful of processes so I am hoping that you will find answers that can help. I have been retired for over a year so there may be treatments that are more helpful today.

Good question and great information for all to know.

For those of you who say you have never heard of neuropathy or that it is a made up condition let me give you a clue. It is real, it takes the feeling away in your feet and legs. Toes have no feeling and feet do not feel as though they are on the floor. Neuropathy is why so many elders fall or trip or just sit for many hours afraid to do to much moving around the house, afraid of falling because they can't feel their feet. Easy to do as you sit in any chair, raise your feet and twirl your ankles round and round, reverse and do it again. Do the same with your hands at the wrist, twirl and move them, movement to get the blood flowing in hands and feet could make a world of difference for others as it has for me.

Having said that, my type 2 diabetes is under control with two medications and exercise. The most important thing I want to say is for anyone with any degree of neuropathy must do the range of motion with their feet. Every day, many times a day. My totally numb toes and feet have feeling back and it has made my legs stronger so I walk better without my cane. Range of motion is so important with feet and hands.

My dad was diabetic and suffered excruiciating pain from this condition in his last few years. He was never given any medication for it. An angioplasty relieved the pain in his right leg but the left was beyond help. He developed gangrene from poor circulation and had to have the left leg amputated. Although his official cause of death was a stroke I'm convinced the amputation really killed him. He became terribly depressed and just gave up on life. Yes, dad fell a lot because of this. God bless your dad, brother, and niece.

I had some issues during chemo but they have largely subsided in the months since I finished. It is principally the taxane chemos that cause it (though not exclusively). These include Taxol and Taxotere, and Abraxane.

I remember reading that B6 is helpful, as well as one of the readily available supplements. Check some of the cancer sites about managing periph. neuropathy. There is good info. out there. I'd try mayoclinic, webmd, ACS, breastcancer.org, and PLWC.

Just because you do not fit in the normal boundaries of diabetes does not mean you don't have it even type2 diabetes which is sometimes controlled by diet can still cause the underlying problems as full blown type1. Damage cannot be repaired but slowed down by a diet change.

My mother has neuropathy in both legs and her left arm, but she is not diabetic. Neurontin did not work for her but she has been on Lyrica and Tramidol for a couple of years and that works very well for her.

For the past 3 years I have suffered daily with neuropathy. Well it’s been just 1 week and I just cannot put into words how brilliant my results have been. I have absolutely no more hyper sensitivity and no more agonizing burning pains. I can’t explain it, but this thing works. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing your secret with me.

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I have it in my feet I am 66 and a diabetic sometimes i feel like i stepped into cold water and there is nothing on the floor.

I see a podiatrist once a month and he checks it. not sure if anything can be done . tells me to lose weight. i have been extremely obese for 56 years now i do not think i will lose any weight

Never heard of it. Sounds like another "invented theory" thing. I'm a Type II diabetic, no doctor has even mentioned that. I was diagnosed with a deteriorating muscular disease years ago with an EMG test that has no treatment and does not affect end of life. You learn to adjust to it. period.