Well the one thing we have to pursue is a viable treatment, or procedure to end neuropathy, and Alan for one thing is doing such a thing.

Don't know if anybody read my latest post on crysosurgery, but yesterday, Alan spoke to Hospital for Joint Diseases in NYC. They are affilited with NYU, and the ortho surgeon there, does crysosurgery on the foot. He wasn't there, so Alan couldn't get specific answers, but Alan did speak to the girl there and he told her all about his neuropathy between his toes, and he asked if this doctor did cryosurgery for neuropathy.

The girl said "well, he does do crysosurgery on the foot, but since he's not here, I can't give you an answer to your question". But she took down everything Alan said and she promised to run it by the doctor on Monday and to give Alan a call back.

And they take his insurance.

So, (and this is a stretch, I know this), since every single thing he's tried for 15 years has ended up to him still having pain between his toes (from time to time), not all the time, but enough that he says "jeez, I hope that somebody invents a procedure where they can just zap these nerves".

and lo and behold, we go on the internet and we see "crysosurgery for Morton's Neuroma and neuropathy", well, I mean, we have to pursue this.

It's only a $15.00 copay to be seen by this guy. Unless of course, the girl calls us back on Monday and says "no, he doesn't do neuropathy".

I, for one, do not understand how a person can do crysosugery on a Morton's Neuroma, and won't do it on neuropathy. I hope Alan is not told this. Because if a person has three toes on the right foot, and two toes on the left foot (Alan told her "I have 5 toes affected by neuropathy), and if this procedure can work on Morton's Neuroma, then why, can't it work on nerves causing Neuropathy??

I mean, they give you a local to numb the area, they insert an ice cold probe thing, they zap the affected nerves, they wrap you up, and the next day you simply put a band-aid on.

Do you have any idea that if this procedure does in fact do what it is purported to do, how many people can benefit?? It's not for everybody, I understand this. But for the certain ones, it can make a dramatic improvement in their lives.

So here's hoping, that on Monday, the girl calls us back and says 'Oh the surgeon would love to see Alan".

One can only hope.

Will update.

Melody

P.S. Want to know what I find completely strange??? Every doctor we have seen, (including neuro's, surgeons, podiatrists, etc.), well, I've always asked this one basic question. "If Alan only has neuropathy between certain toes, can't you just zap these nerves and get rid of the neuropathy, or can't you just remove the nerves???" I was always given a look as if they were thinking "is this lady out of her mind??" One doctor said "of course we can't touch those nerves, there are millions of nerves involved". I would say "but he only has it between certain toes, there are millions of nerves there??" and they would still look at me like I was crazy.

Then I go on the internet and see "cryosurgery for Morton's Neuroma and Diabetic Neuropathy".

I guess I'm not out of mind after all.

I believe all things should be investigated, if only to rule them out.
We have nothing to lose here.