Hello everyone! I googled groups and here I am! Wooohoo!

Here is the readers digest version of my story: burning feet sent me to my GP for a third time 15 years ago. He told me, for the third time, the burning was because of the high heels I was wearing. I believed him the first 2 times because I did wear high heals at least 10 hours a day and knew my feet were abused, but this time it felt like so much more to me. I went to a different GP who after a simple blood test said I was a full blown diabetic undiagnosed for a minimum of 2-3 years due to the extremely high levels PN in my feet and lower legs. (he had ordered an EMG as well) I then went to a neurologist to try to manage the pain. We tried at least 10 different meds and almost a year later I suffering from intense shocks. (It was like a wire with a damaged spot. When the electricity went down the wire it had to jump over the bad part and when it reconnected with the undamaged part further down the line it sent a jolt through my legs that had me jumping and jerking in moments of excruciating pain. These moments were quite often and 24 hours a day.)

He finally tried a combination of Neurontin and Cymbalta. He started at low doses of each until the pain was controlled. I have been on that for about 4 years now and am happy to say that though I am not pain free it is a vast improvement from before. I am at 800mg of Neurontin 2x a day and 60mg of Cymbalta 2x per day.

I now tell everyone that I know that if they have symptoms they KNOW are not right for their body to insist on full blood panels. Much can be seen from just that. Doctors are not infallible and can miss things if they don't recognize the symptom. I encourage everyone to google their symptoms and be their own advocate!

Make it a great day everyone!

Giant squishy hugs to everyone who needs one! There is hope if you look for it hard enough!!

Deb