Originally Posted by mskari85

Oh wow. Thank you for responding. I am so sorry to hear that you are unable to absorb and that you have PN all over as a result. Is there really no possible treatment? This is all very new to me, but I have a feeling I will be an expert at the subject in no time. It's so crazy how life works. One day my feet are normal and the next day I can't feel them. It's all I can think about lately. It surely makes all the petty things that I thought were important before seem ridiculous now.

Originally Posted by mskari85

Hi all - seeking some advice about what is happening to me. About 2 weeks ago I lost feeling in both of my feet. It was quite sudden and random. It started with my toes going numb and now my feet burn, tingle, feel like they're freezing, and they itch. It goes up my leg, too. I should also mention that I live in Minnesota and we had temperatures in the negatives when this all started.

So, of course, my first idea is to google about it and I read that the biggest cause for this is nerve damage caused by diabetes. I'm not diabetic, but I am overweight and not the healthiest person on Earth, so a few days ago I went to my doctor and had a full blood panel done. It confirmed that I am indeed NOT diabetic (A1C of 5.6% and a blood glucose of 88, which was after eating breakfast 2 hours earlier) But my hemoglobin is really low (9.5) and my white blood cell count is high. My vitamin B12 was totally normal. So now I'm really confused. She prescribed me an iron supplement for my anemia, but nothing I'm reading about PN suggests that anemia is a cause.

I'm having an EMG on both of my feet on Tuesday, so we'll see what comes from that, but I really don't understand why my feet are numb when I'm not diabetic and I don't have a B12 deficiency. My only problems being the anemia, my blood pressure is high, and I am overweight (which I am working on, I lost 80 pounds last year and hope to lose more this year, too!)

I'd appreciate any ideas or suggestions. I can't really figure out why this is happening to me. My doctor thinks it could be tarsal tunnel syndrome but I don't know how that would affect both feet at the exact same time.

Thank you! I'm so desperate. My feet are driving me insane!