My PN has been progressing slower which is fine with me, I had the burning pain from the start in the hands and feet. This folding sock feeling is fairly recent, makes me want to curl my toes, kind of the beginning of hammer toe. I have got some relief from wearing those toe socks, kind of helps with keeping the toes straight. You can get them at Sierra trading post.
Well hopefully Debi, your condition can be reversed since it is so recent, watch the diet and maybe that will help get the nerves to behave.
Good luck!

From Jon_sparky:
I have the sensation in my hands now too, you can't close hands into a fist, it feels like they are swollen on the inside of the fingers and toes, but they look normal.


It's not the joints in my fingers that hurt but under the nail....the skin below the nail and the area between the 1st joint and 2nd. I'm having some of the electrical shock things and it's really sore and the skin is stiff.

My symptoms started in my feet then hands.....now in the last few months it's legs, arms, jaw, tongue numb and teeth hurt. All of this in the span of 1 year. But mine is due to type 2 diabetes and having chemo treatments of taxol/carbo.

The joys of small fiber neuropathy.

Debi from Georgia[/QUOTE]

Have you ever found out what causes the loss of leg hair? That was the second thing that developed for me, after burning feet. The visible evidence of damage is to me harder to understand than transitory, sensory symptoms. I asked my neurologist if it was related to sensory, motor, or autonomic nerves and she just said it could be any.

I think many people lose leg hair (and other hair) with age.

My grandmother had no hair on her legs for many years.

I lost my arm hair and most of my leg hair 20 yrs ago.

Some hair is a secondary sexual characteristic... supported by hormones.

I do have a bit left on my upper calf areas in the front. But I certainly don't miss my hair at all.

My husband lost his leg hair too... and he doesn't have PN.

I have alot of hand arthritis now, and find the new Salonpas Deep Relieving gel very "handy" for it...I am losing the stiffness and pain, and can now make a fist!

With sensory loss, many people with CMT experience dry skin and hair loss in the affected areas such as the legs and toes. Just an example.

Ummm... :Ponder: PN(?) :Dunno:

It's not a question that keeps me up nights.

Doc

Re: Numbness and buzzing
 

I have numbness and buzzing in my feet moving up towards my lower legs due to Lupus. Hydrocodone improves things and Ambien (zolpidem) totally eliminates it.