Mrs D and Ginnie, I am so grateful to you for responding so quickly to my post and for providing such high caliber input on my problem. I have started taking Qunol and Slow Mag. The Qunol has soybean oil in it so I will be taking 300mg/day. I also bought the Epsom lotion and it was only slightly effective but every little bit helps. I had my level of B12 tested by my internist at the end of November of 2012. It was 725 pg/mL or at the high end of a range of 200-1100 pg/mL. Do I need a more recent reading?

Should I hold off on the lipoic acid and the benfotiamine or take both of them along with the other supplements? Also I am having some difficulty finding a physiatrist in Houston via the internet that specializes in reducing pain. Most seem to specialize in other areas. Maybe I should just pick one associated with a good medical school and not worry about his specialty or just go to my internist. What do you think?