My burning skin sensation started about 5 weeks ago. Started in my arms with a "prickly" feeling. Have searched the internet for answers and found NeuroTalk. I have an appointment with my doctor on Thursday. I have a history of cervical stenosis and shoulder issues. I do drink but have drastically reduced since the burning sensation started......although a class of wine or a rum and coke takes the feeing away completely. I also tried a xanax and that gave me complete relief. Has anyone started this journey with just the burning skin sensation? I am wondering if I am at the beginning stages of PN. Thank you.

Hi and welcome. For me I never had neuropathy until I went thru a hip replacement and ended up with Femoral Nerve Damage, 80% of my thigh is still number 5+ yrs later. I got rid of burn with Inosine and Sphingolin which I took for 3 months, I posted about it here.

Since I arrived at NT, I'm getting an education with these nerve damage issues and talked about a friend who deals with neuropathy for 15 yrs from statin drugs...she's off all the meds she's taken and is so improved since taking grape seed extract. I saw her on saturday at bridge and she even helped me walk down a slanted driveway to my car as she walks better than me. I'm so unstable from hip job.. Not what I expected believe me.

I don't drink anymore, maybe a half glass wine once a month at a bridge game but swear by my grape seed extract which I'm taking over 20 yrs....wine is from grapes.

http://grapeseedextract.com/

I know one member here takes grape seed ex now maybe others do too.

B12 is critical here too and other B vits.

I deal with spinal stenosis and advanced OA.

Where is your burning sensation occuring, with Cervical stenosis, it usually your Arms, but because its cervical it can cause neuropathy on the rest of your body, limbs, head,,etc. What was suggested treatment for your stenosis? the narrowing of your spinal canal, compress the spinal tissues.

Burning sensation includes arms, across the shoulders,neck, down the outside of my legs and sometimes buttocks. No hands, feet,face,chest,face.

and the burning skin was on the tops of my feet. Mortons Epsom Salt Lotion allowed me to use bedsheets again. That particular symptom hang around for approx 6 months and then it quit being such a big deal as something else replaced it as the outstanding symptom. Good Luck, Ken in Texas.

So glad you found us

I'm sure your dr with do some blood work which is a good place to start.

Please let us know what he says.

The burning in my toes started years ago and I had no idea what 'neuropathy' was at that time.

Very glad you're going 'quick' to the dr so maybe they can do something before it gets too bad.

Debi from Georgia

After 5 weeks of burning sensation in arms and legs.....I went to my Dr yesterday. Since it is the ONLY symptom I have she thinks the sensation is due to a nerve irritation in the neck caused by some funky yoga poses and exacerbated by poor computer ergonomics.

SO she has me on Aleve Am and PM and Therma-wraps for 2 weeks. If that doesn't solve the problem she will bring on the steroids.

Welcome and keep us posted. Many of us here with the same symptoms.