Alan has had idiopathic pn for 18 years. He has numbness in his toes (you could drive a nail right through them he wouldn't feel it. That's why he had to stop driving 6 years ago.

But the pain is pins and needles and stabbing. It comes and goes and the only thing in the past that relieved his pain was the fenantyl patch. He was on it for over a year, but when he went to Dr. Theirl, his chiropractic/neurologist, he gave him adjustments and Alan got so much better he went off the patch (he had to detox but he did it). So he has not had so much as a vicodin since then.

He has tried neurontin (made him hill), he tried lyrica), too much fluid retention.

Actually the only time when all the pain goes away is when I massage his lower calves and his upper thighs. He is in heaven.

That's why when he sat in the chair at the mall and they showed him the Reflex Roller, well, he said "oh my god, all the pain is gone".

I just wanted to share it with you all.

Melody