I got the capsaicin and lidocaine. The capsaicin was helpful, but I didn't feel the burn AT ALL. The first night I put lidocaine on my wrist, then both lidocaine and capsaicin on the other wrist. Both helped enough that I wasn't sitting there miserable and was able to move on with the night. They still hurt, just not horribly. Last night I went ahead and put the capsaicin on the bottom of my feet. No burn. I know that there was peppery stuff in there because I got the smallest amount on my lip (don't know how) and I felt that. I felt my feet pulse, I know that blood was going down to them. I put socks on after a while to allow me to walk around. This morning when I woke up my feet were not totally freezing. I can still feel a little something around my toes, but it's not burning, just a little warmer than normal.

So yeah. This is good.

I think I'm going to keep the lidocaine and a couple gloves in my purse to use at work or when I'm out, so I don't have to worry about getting peppery stuff on anything. I can pop it on my wrists if they get sore at work. And then use the capsaicin when I'm at home. Does that sound logical?