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Why would the neropathy in my feet get worse when I lay down.

By June 23, 2012 - 11:27am
 
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It's always worse at night, but for some reason it started getting bad no matter what time I lay down. It feels like my feet are swollen and the skin is stretched tight. My feet feel hard and extremely sensitive. The pain is excruciating and I can't walk. I have to get up a stand while holding on to something. I have to wear socks always and it feels like they are wet and glued to my feet. I have type 2 diabetes and a B-12 deficiency. They just started treating the deficiency and I am on Lyrica and MS Cotin 60mg

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Anonymous

Don't know what I have ? Numbness from the balls of my feet through my toes, along with pin's & needles, not painful !!

September 17, 2018 - 9:51am
HERWriter Guide (reply to Anonymous)

Hello Anon

You may have neuropathy - peripheral neuropathy is damage to the peripheral nerves. These are the nerves that connect your spinal cord to the rest of your body.

Many diseases and conditions can cause peripheral neuropathy. The damage may occur due to:

Malnutrition
Compression
Cancer
Trauma
Inflammation
Infection
Toxins
Medications
Hereditary syndromes
Unknown causes
Diseases that can damage peripheral nerves include (but are not limited to):

Diabetes ( type 1 or type 2 )
Alcoholism
AIDS
Lyme disease
Rheumatoid arthritis
Uremia from chronic kidney failure
Autoimmune disorders
Hypothyroidism
Viral infections (such as hepatitis )

Please seek medical advice -
Susan

September 17, 2018 - 1:19pm
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