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Originally Posted by Dr. Smith
My PN symptoms were preceded by peripheral edema in my feet by about a year. At first I wondered if the edema was the cause, as there is mention of that on the Wiki page for PE, but neuros discounted that—said edema was not severe enough to cause PN.
Whenever my feet are "fat", everything hurts more. Keeping them down (for me) is a matter of diet & exercise (walking). It hurts while I'm walking—short term they swell up & feel "tenderized", but shrink down the next day. YMMV.
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Thanks for mentioning your edema. My PN was also preceded by pretty bad edema in my feet (probably from immobility after a knee fracture). The PN symptoms started maybe four days later. The swelling lasted only about six weeks. I can't imagine it CAUSED the neuropathy (especially since the PN started in my hands/arms a couple of months later). But the coincidence was strange, and I've been wondering if anybody else experienced it. I even searched the forum for mentions but didn't find any.