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Coping with neuropathy - husband really struggling with his right hand and his feet. Does anyone have any tips on what has helped them?

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My husband has neuropathy in his feet and hands although the left hand seems to be improving, sadly he is right handed. The pain manifests like walking on hot coals. The biggest problem is the numbness in his feet which has curtailed his driving and limited his exercise. Around the garden seems to be all he can manage. All this is obviously affecting his mood which is understandable.

can anyone suggest anything that has helped them or others they know. We have the compression socks, an EMS machine and I have just resurrected my foot bath, has anyone had any success with the suggested medication, our oncologist is not a fan as he feels it doesn’t work.

any suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks 

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    I can empathise with those symptoms, I broke my arm when I tripped over because I couldn’t feel my feet, 18 months later those symptoms have lessened, I tried ets,creams etc, then pushed myself as much as I could excersing, helped immensely with the neuropathy, hope that helps,I know it’s not a one size all recovery but it works for me, motivation is the key, it’s hard to start but the benefits are enormous, Yours in the battle Alan, terminal spinal and Oesophageal cancer

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    Thanks Alan wishing you all the best.

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    Hello Sul,

    fully agree with Fighting -C, if you are looking for an easy solution l am afraid there are none.Lived with feet neuropathy for nine years now. It took 2 years to stop constantly tripping and falling over, and another year or so for my brain to give up constantly telling me that my feet hurt. Now it saves that for the end of the day when l hit my bed. My hands were a little quicker, but you would not have been advised to stand close at first when l had a hammer in my hand as it tended to launch on the downward stroke

    The only option is to get on with it if the neuropathy is permanent, thankfully l inherited a degree of stupidity, and a whole lot of stubborn determination from my Mum, bless, which has come to the fore and helped me along my way. You just have to keep pushing through but know you can get back very,very close to normal, sitting around waiting for the condition to resolve is a dangerous route to nowhere.

    wishing your husband well,

    David

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