Hi there,
I'm new to this forum. I'm hopefully looking for some answers. I just turned 56 years old and have been bothered by neuropathy for about 2 1/2 years. I don't have any strength to bend the toes on either foot. (Maybe slightly, but not much) So my balance is shot, and I walk like an 85 year old man. I weigh 155 lbs. , go to the gym two times a week and put kids half my age to shame. On the cross trainer I can still crank out 4 miles in 30 minutes. All my blood work has come back negative. This is from a neuro-muscular doc from Washington University in St. Louis. They ran all the "shock" tests and electrical stimulation tests. The Doc said that the core of my nerves are "bad". He said that there wasn't really that much that could be done. The only medicine I take is for epilepsy which I got from an accident at 16. It is controlled. It is not supposed to have anything to do with the neuropathy.
Thanks for any input you might have.
Gene