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Old 10-08-2015, 04:08 PM #1
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Hello Everybody; New to this forum. Not sure where to start but here goes. I am a 63 yr old male, have always been in good health, non smoker, do have a beer occasionally. Was diagnosed with PN a couple of years back. You all know the drill, felt like I had been standing on hot concrete all day. Was marginally annoying at first. mainly my left foot Recently seems to be progressing, lil bit of burning in my shins. Got the old feels like a glove on my lower left leg thing going on. Am taking 150mg Lyrica daily. Also, a little over a year ago, went to the Chiro and was diagnosed with DDD and sciatica. I sit at a computer doing home plans for 36 to 40 hours a week. I am thinking this is all related somehow. On weekends when I am up moving around doing things I don't notice the PN nearly as much. Might be that I am distracted or that I am just moving and not being sedentary. My PN also seems to be worse during the day. The longer I sit the more I feel it. In fact it doesn't seem to disturb my sleep at all so far, not anymore that the prostate thing does anyway (I do take Ropinirole for inherited RLS). It also seems that the longer I sit at the computer everyday the worse I feel. Also it seems progressively worse the longer the week goes. I told my Neurolgist about having to sit so much each day and his words were "I feel sorry for you." Wanted to slap the man........it was like he didnt want to take any of this into consideration....maybe he's right I don't now. Anybody out there with any input would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance............
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Hello Everybody; New to this forum. Not sure where to start but here goes. I am a 63 yr old male, have always been in good health, non smoker, do have a beer occasionally. Was diagnosed with PN a couple of years back. You all know the drill, felt like I had been standing on hot concrete all day. Was marginally annoying at first. mainly my left foot Recently seems to be progressing, lil bit of burning in my shins. Got the old feels like a glove on my lower left leg thing going on. Am taking 150mg Lyrica daily. Also, a little over a year ago, went to the Chiro and was diagnosed with DDD and sciatica. I sit at a computer doing home plans for 36 to 40 hours a week. I am thinking this is all related somehow. On weekends when I am up moving around doing things I don't notice the PN nearly as much. Might be that I am distracted or that I am just moving and not being sedentary. My PN also seems to be worse during the day. The longer I sit the more I feel it. In fact it doesn't seem to disturb my sleep at all so far, not anymore that the prostate thing does anyway (I do take Ropinirole for inherited RLS). It also seems that the longer I sit at the computer everyday the worse I feel. Also it seems progressively worse the longer the week goes. I told my Neurolgist about having to sit so much each day and his words were "I feel sorry for you." Wanted to slap the man........it was like he didnt want to take any of this into consideration....maybe he's right I don't now. Anybody out there with any input would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance............
I can't sit through a movie without squirming around and shifting positions. If you are using a laptop it would be easy to get up and down and move around more. You might ask your Dr if "diabetic stockings" would help. Also do you know what your b-12 number is? Many PN symptoms same as b-12 deficiency. Good Luck, Ken in Texas.
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What tests have you had so far to look for the cause??

The type of pain you have is somewhat typical of diabetic PN, and even those who are pre-diabetic or close to pre-diabetic can end up with PN. So, glucose testing would be a very cheap first step if not already done.

Also, has an MRI of the lumbar area been done? That would give you some concrete information regarding the location and severity of any nerve compressions in the spine.

There's a whole battery of tests that can be done to find the cause of PN. But the type and number of tests a given doctor will order varies greatly. Some times you have search around a bit to find a doctor who takes your condition seriously enough to really look for the cause.
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Did you have an MRI of your lumbar spine to get your diagnosis of DDD and sciatica? If you haven't I suggest it if for no other reason then ruling it out as the cause. It sounds to me like your sciatica could be triggering daytime symptoms. When I had a sciatica issue years ago I had trouble sitting. Perhaps that's why your daytime symptoms are worse then nighttime which is opposite to many of us.

My symptoms are worse when I sit also and I don't have sciatica problems now. Certain chairs help lessen it for me. A back support for the chair might help.

I also have DDD along with many other spinal issues. I am seeing a chiropractor who is helping. My spine is not the cause of my symptoms but it is a contributor. It's a good thing to know.
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if it is only affecting your left leg, it could be compression issue, or your lower spine problems. HAVE YOU had scans in that area.
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