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So I'm not a doctor, and I don't want to advise you to jump to injecting before talking to someone. But B12 serum tests alone aren't the best diagnostic for every situation. It will show how much B12 is in the blood stream, but it cannot show how well it is being used by the body. So if you're supplementing, it will show there's a lot. And when someone is injecting, the test becomes pretty useless as a diagnostic tool because the person being tested will always show a maxed out testing range. That's why there's a few tests that you would need to do to see the full picture. There's a good book I read this summer. Could It Be B12: An Epidemic of Misdiagnoses. It's easy to follow and understand. You could read an ebook version and make notes to ask your doctor about some other tests you might like to run.

I think the author, Sally M. Pacholok, also has some videos on youtube.

Edited to add: I forgot earlier, but if you want to follow the route most western docs prefer, you would need to go off b12 supplements for 4-6 weeks to go back to a “blank slate.” That would make a blood serum test its most helpful

Hello, my mom is having issues with neuropathy. She sent me a link from some socks that have ceramic infused or something. Do you find that certain socks help? I’ll gladly buy her the socks, but I want to make sure they help. If I can buy her something that does the same at a lower price I can send her more. These only have two reviews so I’m skeptical.

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Last year my mother bought me a wax therapy kit and it is huge and ridiculous to use but in dire circumstances, it is worth it for warming and rehydrating skin.

I am trying fingerless gloves (and leg warmers with holes cut in for the thumb), which seem to help, especially when typing. here

I've had peripheral neuropathy in my feet and lower legs for 19 years.

My feet look worse than yours! I recognize the bruising that doesn't go away, the swollen lower legs, the burning-squeezing feeling and indents from socks with elastic cuffs.

I have no medical training whatsoever, but I feel safe saying that you have neuropathy, my dear. The ONLY medical treatment that's ever helped me is methadone for pain.

For the burning sensation, try soaking your feet in cold water (add ice if it helps) OR try a pair of ice slippers. They're pillows filled with little beads – freeze them and put them on your feet. They really help to reduce the pain and some of the swelling!

Here's an Amazon link to the slippers: https://www.amazon.com/MediBeads-Microwave-Activated-Moist-Therapy/dp/B00012QEHK/ref=sr\_1\_26?keywords=Medi-Bead+packs&qid=1566619338&s=gateway&sr=8-26

Here's an Amazon link to cold gel slippers: https://www.amazon.com/Pair-Cold-Pack-Foot-Wrap/dp/B00VKTO11Y/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=ice+slippers&qid=1566618282&s=gateway&sr=8-8


My physician prescribes 50 mg of methadone daily; I'd like more, but I understand that she can't do it – she has to keep the Drug Enforcement Agency from raiding her office. So, I'm looking into IV Lidocaine infusions. I hate needles and don't want anything stuck in my veins, but I hate pain more. I just started doing the research, but I'll be happy to share what I learn, if you're interested.

I add these to most shoes I wear.

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I hate winter and every year it's a struggle to keep my hands warm enough. I have a couple pairs of fingerless gloves I wear for typing and computer use, and fleece lined mittens for when I'm outside. Usually running my hands under warm water for a few minutes helps a lot with pain, but I've been thinking about getting a pair of these so I can warm up my hands without having to get them wet.

The LED light therapy thing does help, especially for the neck pain.

I don't think it is helping the foot pain, at least not when I have it directly beaming to the regions that are numb / tingling / hurting.

It's weird though. It does seem to help if I position my foot on it with the beam hitting the back of my ankle, or the outside of my ankle. The Sural nerve is there, and it becomes or leads into the lateral dorsal cutaneous nerve that affects the side of the foot and the little toe. Putting it on the top of my foot also seems to help. Both of these places are not where I feel the pain.

I have a dull ache in the back of my thigh, and putting the LED light therapy there helps a lot. I only have to do that about three times a week.

I'm using a $70 thing from Amazon I found at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GUAGTO