not quite sure what to put in here. on 12/5/09 i walked to work just around the block from my house. i was at work for a half hour and my left foot went numb then within a few minutes the rest of my leg all the way to my hip went numb. and my ankle kept turning outward and i kept falling i could not walk right then pain started in my thigh. went to er and ruled out a blood clot they set me up with a neurologist who thought it was a possibility of a psciatic nerve, went to neurosurgeon who seen me for 10 minutes without even touching me and said it was diabetic neuropathy and i could go back to work. i went back and kept falling down and my ankle and foot was swelled up. my work asked if i could work a whole day by myself {i am a cashier, that takes care of three different counters and its fast paced, and the floor is made of tiles that are uneven which is why i kept falling}i told my boss that she may want to have someone on stand by in case i could'nt finish my shift she called our big boss and he said to get rid of me, but that after i was better i could come back because i was one of the best employees that they ever had. sorry enough about that. guess i am still a little ticked off about that. went back to the neurologist for another nerve conduction test and it was worse than the first one. I have now been diagnosed with peripheral polyneuropathy with drop foot. thanks for listening. looking forward to being a member.

Hello and welcome to NeuroTalk. Happy to see you have come to be with us. Just let us know if we can be of any help, there are a great number of fellow members here to assist as possible.

Check the following link there are a great number of fellow members there to assist you: http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum20.html

Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Darlene

I'm so sorry you are dealing with this!
BUT! I am very happy for you that you found this wonderful forum! You will gain alot by looking on the PN forum that Darlene has provided you.
It's a very active forum full of very knowledgable people....

Also, browse around the other forums as well.....there's pretty much a topic for everything!

Truly Caring
Rae

Welcome Home KittKatt! Coming here was like unto a homecoming for me, as I found so many who were caring and helpful in dealing with the neuropathy issues I face due to nerve injury, and also regarding the needs of my son.

May you find many places to plug in with these groups and help both here and medically as you deal with your neuropathy.

Mark56

Hi, just wanted to add my welcome to you...this is a good place.