Neuropathy

[Proudspirit]

what is it and do i have it? or rather how do you know that you have it? are we tested for it?

I have almost constant pins and needles or just slight tingling in my feet, dont normally get it in my hands though.

??

Thanks

Julie xx

 

[Northerner]

Hi Julie, the feet are more prone to it than the hands because the blood 'pools' in the feet due to gravity - so for this reason you should have your feet checked at least once a year. At the test they check for sensation and damage to the feet, and also the pulses in the feet to make sure there is a good blood flow. Neuropathy can manifest itself in many ways, not just in the feet and legs - often people will feel nerve pain when their levels have been high prior to diagnosis and they react to 'settling down' at lower levels by becoming more sensitive. I got this in my toes after I was recovering from diagnosis, but it has mostly gone now.

Definitely worth asking your doctor about any constant problem or irritation - might be nothing, but always best to find out sooner rather than later!

 

[Proudspirit]

Thanks Northerner, I am waiting for an apt for feet, will ask there and if no joy will mention to GP.

Do you know until earlier this year i have very rarely been to the drs for other than back and knee pains but now im sure the receptionists know my voice!

Julie x

 

[Northerner]

Thanks Northerner, I am waiting for an apt for feet, will ask there and if no joy will mention to GP.

Do you know until earlier this year i have very rarely been to the drs for other than back and knee pains but now im sure the receptionists know my voice!

Julie x

I was the same - first went to the GP when I registered in 1999, went again in 2004 after returning from Sweden with a broken leg, went again in June 2008 after being diagnosed. Now it seems I'm in there nearly every week!😱

 

[Caroline]

Thanks Northerner, I am waiting for an apt for feet, will ask there and if no joy will mention to GP.

Do you know until earlier this year i have very rarely been to the drs for other than back and knee pains but now im sure the receptionists know my voice!

Julie x

We registerd with our GP in 1987. If I went to see him he knew I was ill. In the last 3 years I've seen him more than in the last 20.

Hope you get the neuropathy sorted out

 

[sofaraway]

you should have the test done each year to test sensation in your feet. Just a thought but if you have back problems this can sometimes cause pins and needles and tingling in the feet.