Does Anyone Have Peripheral Neuropathy?

[pomtzu]

Terry - you said the doctors don't know what caused this for you? You have arthritis, don't you, and you had that knee replacement. Has it gotten worse since your knee surgery? That, plus the arthritis could be a contributing factor.

[Daisy and Delilah]

Yes, Ellie. I have severe osteoarthritis and I've had 5 surgeries on the same knee. That's what I believe to be what's making it worse. It started after the first surgery and has gotten progressively worse.

I forgot to mention that the physiatrist Im currently seeing has mentioned I might have a trapped nerve in that knee. I have neuropathy in both feet and legs though. The left leg has other problems and the prosthesis doesn't help the situation. The neuropathy seems to be as bad in the opposite side of the replacement but it's hard to say. Does that make sense? The nerve pain sometimes appears to just be all over the place.

I also forgot to ask , how many people that have it have done the nerve conduction testing and to what degree? I hear there are simple tests and other muscular tests with needles. I had the regular nerve conduction tests twice and they found enough evidence so that I didn't need the other tests.

Slick, I'll PM you.

[Craftlady]

My mom has neuropathy in both legs/feet due to diabetes. The last several years it's gotten so bad that she uses her scooter most of the time. She can still walk but it's very painful. No medications to date have relieved the pain.