Anyone with neuropathy know of any treatment that ..

@HikingMan It's so painful she can barely move her feet, so it's hard to do exercise but she does try to lift them occasionally when in bed.
Yes was prescribed Gabapentin but does not help. 😟

There's a topical cream called Voltaren. It's an over-the-counter arthritis pain reliever.
I don't know if it will help but could possibly take the edge off.
I use it for all kinds of aches and pains.
Though Neuropathy isn't like most pains because what the person feels isn't usually something that actually exists, per'se. Rather it's a deterioration of the nerves themselves which causes confused and often extreme electrical impulses to go to the brain's pain center for no reason as the nerves basically die.

I have heard of brain surgeries that place electrodes into the brain that connect to the pain center and have had positive effects in patients with Neuropathy. I have no idea if she'd be a candidate for that or not?

Either way, I'm sorry she's having such a rough time and I hope she finds some relief somehow.

@HikingMan Unfortunately creams don't help but I'll ask if she's tried it. And is it the Spinal stimulator you're thinking of, where they place a tiny stimulator in the back and it relieves pain? ...she's unfortunately not a candidate Bec her sugars are too high. But ty so much for your ideas🌸

@Coralmist No. I’m talking from the experience of my father in law before he died.
Open Brain Surgery using a device to short fuse the pain receptors in the brain.

He was in his early 70s and it worked and made his last 6 years livable.

I wouldn’t ever try to talk garbage on a post such as this.

I wish your sister the best of luck.

@HikingMan Wow interesting, was it for neuropathy pain? And it helped?

@Coralmist it was but his neuropathy was an intense all over type that was complicated by other maladies.
The surgery was done at Laney Clinc - Burlington MA if I’m not mistaken, though it might have been done in Boston MA in conjunction with the Laney Clinic For suppose?
I can’t honestly remember all the details as it was probably over a decade ago.

@HikingMan Well she's in such horrible pain daily it's worth a try for us to research it ..thank you , Hiking❄
We are from MA , small world 🙂