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Originally Posted by SARAH2233
Hi I saw neurologist yesterday and he's diagnosed sfpn. I couldn't feel the cold probe until it reached my knees and now I have to have some electrical tests. I have no pain and this is what I find puzzling - not that I want pain but most of you on here get pain quite badly. Also I feel like I'm walking on lumps. I'm so worried as he said it was due to compression of the spinal cord probably in my lower back and I'm worrying so much it could be a spinal cord tumour thats causing all this numbness and sensory loss. Does anyone else have symptoms like this? Sorry to come across as pathetic...Thank you, Sarah.
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Hi Sarah,
Yes, I have had same symptoms for past 10 years, no pain, just numbness in feet up to ankle. MRIs showed nothing on the spinal cord or in the brain. I have had much improvement with exercise, floor exercises to keep muscles in legs strong, cycle riding, water exercise, and walking 1-2 miles a day when I can. Also, get off all processed food, if you're not diabetic, which I am not either, but go on a modified diet that keeps your carbs down; as much as you can, cook and eat at home, not frozen entrees, real food, fresh fruit and vegetables, meat, fish, chicken, and start on the supplements that are recommended on Neuro Talk. R-Lipoic Acid, Primrose Oil, and the others use one at a time for a couple of months to see if improvement. First, and foremost, be sure you are not gluten intolerant. I am and did not show up on celiac blood test but once I stopped eating gluten my digestion healed. I'm a new person because of it. Now, I think just have to wait for time to heal the nerves with the good food I eat, supplements and exercise. Let me know how you're doing. I hope this helps. Jelly Bean