[Looks like your B12 is okay....do you have the concentration... because labs in Europe may report in different terms. mmols/L would have to be converted. I thought that Britain was now using ng/L which is the same as pg/ml. But if it is in mmol/L we have to convert it.[/QUOTE]


Hi again,

I'll have to check the figures with my doctor..

The podiatrist phoned me this evening (a very nice gesture of goodwill)..
I told him of all my concerns and what the rheumatologist said earlier today.
He still thinks I am "within the remit" of neuromas with my symptoms and still maintains the toe pain is referred from my spine. He wasn't as definite though, probably because he was deferring to a qualified consultant's opinion when in fact although very knowledgable about feet, he himself is not a qualified doctor.

As far as I'm aware there is no history of CMT or HNPP in my family. I often wake up with a numb hand or even arm and have never really thought about it before now. In my twenties, I had a numb patch on my thigh that lasted 3/4 days after sleeping on the floor which I remember being worried about at the time.
I have lost more than 14 pounds in weight due to the anxiety, over the last month (I'm still not eating properly), and my thighs are much thinner. Maybe that could account for the frequent numbness recently!

I've been looking at anxiety symptoms and the effects of stress on chronic pain. I know I'm doing all the wrong things at the moment (obsessing, focusing on every little ache and pain, living my life through my feet), but I think this is due in part to the fact that I don't have a diagnosis.
From my limited experience of the medical profession over this, there is patchy knowledge about the condition. This, combined with the fact that
a)it's a lengthy diagnostic process and b) there are over 100 causes, is ratcheting up my depression. I've run out of ideas, that's why I'm so down..

Karen
PS Haven't noticed any toe pain as I've typed this. Does this mean it's not there or I'm distracted? I'll probably never know!