Any thoughts about relief from Neuropathy?

[Rozgreenburn]

Doctor says the neuropathy in my lower legs and feet is something I need to get used to. I say no way, I'll keep on trying till I'm better or until they give me relief. Any slight abuse on my legs and it takes forever to heal, and I sometimes I get pretty aggressive with the treatment. The wounds will not heal until I scrape, soak and remove any scab or dead tissue. There are times I've thought about purchasing one of those "boy in a bubble" set ups, just to prevent leg injuries.

 

[Willie]

How's your blood sugar? How much exercise are you getting? I would work both diet and exercise to help yourself.

 

[Rozgreenburn]

How's your blood sugar? How much exercise are you getting? I would work both diet and exercise to help yourself.

Never had any blood sugar issues. We watch the sugars as my wife has Diabetes. At 64 YO I'm 6'0" and 170 - 175 lbs. I can try more exercise, it's worth a shot.

 

[Willie]

Good, hey that's fighting weight When I say exercise I mainly mean just walking. Since your wife is diabetic, you are already well versed in diet. Here, there is diabetes, auto immune and pre diabetes to deal with. I get diet (now)

 

[Captain Sternn]

I'm sorry to hear this is a problem for you. Do you suffer from neuropathic pain much or is it mainly the not healing that you're trying to solve ?

 

[Rozgreenburn]

I'm sorry to hear this is a problem for you. Do you suffer from neuropathic pain much or is it mainly the not healing that you're trying to solve ?

Thanks brother, the pain and numbness are tolerable with my home-made meds, but my lowers take a good deal of effort to heal. I have a big box of assorted medical supplies that get put into play to fix things. I need to use medical honey to debride the wounds or they refuse to heal. I walk a few miles daily, cut firewood, and a basement grow and work area gets me to run up and down stairs nearly 10 times per day. I'm certain I'm paying for the sins of my youth!

 

[Rozgreenburn]

Good, hey that's fighting weight When I say exercise I mainly mean just walking. Since your wife is diabetic, you are already well versed in diet. Here, there is diabetes, auto immune and pre diabetes to deal with. I get diet (now)

My Nephrologist said that they tell nearly everyone that they have Pre- Diabetes. My wife is the one with Diabetes, but I eat much healthier than she does. I try to lead by example, yet some just won't follow.

 

[Trichitect]

@Rozgreenburn
You should look into medicinal mushrooms.
Lion's mane is supposed to support nerve regrowth from what I've read. It's definitely worth a shot. I hope you find some relief!

 

[Rozgreenburn]

@Rozgreenburn
You should look into medicinal mushrooms.
Lion's mane is supposed to support nerve regrowth from what I've read. It's definitely worth a shot. I hope you find some relief!

Cool, That's what I'm looking for. Alternative ideas!

So, I can cut out my sweet toothed items {except for edibles, of course}, Walk and extra mile or two, and I'll locate some Lion's Mane.

Thanks for the ideas @Trichitect and @Willie!

Doctor says nothing can be done, to which I cry Bullshit!

Feel free to keep 'em coming, I've got nothing to lose. Physician, heal thyself!!!

 

[Nefar]

I worry about this as well as a diabetic. I have longer healing times and I get some nerve issues, usually in my thumbs. My doctor told me if I did all the 'right' things on the long term it would take over a year. He had some math on that I don't recall. It was a slow slow .mm per xxx month. I was pretty hardcore with my routine I did not faulter with sweets or anything. It worked. However, hardcore is never sustainable and as life goes something happend and knocked me off the rails. Time to get back on.

Your doctor telling you it was impossible reminds me of a documentary I once saw about a man that was heavy into meditation and breathing techniques. I think he’s known for his breath holding ability and ability to withstand extreme cold. (I could be wrong it’s been awhile) If I recall he did a long run with no shoes in the arctic or some other cold region. He got severe frostbite and the doctor told him it was impossible to heal. This guy proved him wrong with meditation techniques. Doctor. No explanation. Mind & Body.

Many have pre-diabites, especially in the U.S. the S.A.D (Standard American Diet) is just that, sad. While changing my diet helped me, I'm a data guy and I could easily see a pattern change when missing exercise, especially on an extended period. More than a couple days and my sugar pattern immediatly changed. If you eat poorly, or spluge on sweets on holidays etc you will see a spike. Spike don't matter. it will even out, it's that sustained that will get ya. Treadmill not for me, walking around my area is not for me, A.I. headset has worked well for me to get my daily excersize in without being bored out of my skull, & it's fun, entertaining and can be competitive which I like. My main goto is 'Beatsaber' I shreaded #'s on that and it only requires about a 5' round area I'd say.

 

[Rozgreenburn]

Well, today might as well be the day. Gonna go Hardcore. 1 Mtn Dew per day until they are gone, and no empty calories. No matter how I slice it, there's just no way I'm gonna give up my edibles. I will try to find some low sugar recipes for them. RSO and Hashcaps are sugar free, so they may step in to reduce edible consumption but, edibles are off the table. I've got 4 big coffee cans full of miscellaneous edibles, and I just now made a batch of stoney pumpkin squares. OK, I'll hold myself to 3 edibles per day.

WTF am I getting myself into? Without change, something sleeps inside us. The sleeper must awaken!

GERONIMO!!!!

 

[Captain Sternn]

You should look into medicinal mushrooms.

I wondered about this also, as they say psilocybin micro-dosing can help the body/brain find new neural pathways, although I can't say how likely that would be to help with healing. I also heal very slowly but I do heal without much special measures, and I guard my lowers from any injury or even touch, particularly my right, not 100% successfully as you might imagine. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome competes with neuropathy for who will be boss on any given day, getting high gives me a safe headspace I can run to and tell myself it's not so bad. Back before I gave up I read that ketamine was being experimented with to treat it.

Do try colloidal silver creme that shit would heal a chainsaw wound on a dead guy. I got it after being attacked by a dog and it worked real well. I tried to get the doctor to give me some more so I could set it back for time of need, and he acted like I had asked if I could borrow the Holy Grail for a while. If your doc balks, you already craft cremes anyway and there's breeders who formulate colloidal silver for reversals so you could probably craft it at home.

Also would add, just my opinion, but Neurontin / Gabapentin I feel is useless and best avoided. It's a cash cow pill that they'll throw at anything.

 

[Nefar]

I would like to move into edibles for the sake of my lungs. I thought after I get a couple plants going that's what I would do. I didn't think about the sugar though or the calorie intake. The sugar substitutes are fricking horrible for you as well ha. Honey would be ok though.

 

[DemonTrich]

My uncle (rip) had sores on his legs that would take forever to heal. Scab'd over, they just wouldn't heal over. I'm talking 5+ months. I made him a strong cbd tincture (mct based). Applying 4x daily, in 2 months they were 80% healed. In 4 months, they were totally healed over. Just a little red/pink from the new healing skin. It could be worth a shot ro try it out.

 

[Rozgreenburn]

My uncle (rip) had sores on his legs that would take forever to heal. Scab'd over, they just wouldn't heal over. I'm talking 5+ months. I made him a strong cbd tincture (mct based). Applying 4x daily, in 2 months they were 80% healed. In 4 months, they were totally healed over. Just a little red/pink from the new healing skin. It could be worth a shot ro try it out.

I made a CBD/ THC topical cream for pain and muscle aches. It looks like I'll add another weapon to my sick bay!

 

[Rozgreenburn]

Today is my first massive sugar reduction day . Nothing good to say about it so far. Everything except my edibles, taste meh. I gave up booze, ciggs, salt and apathy years back, but will get easier faster than my previous quits! The hardest part is avoiding my wife's hidden snacky cakes! I used to say, "she shouldn't be eating these, I'll help by lowering the number of snacks available". Oops, maybe it is a great time to get back into snacking healthy. I'm never really hungry, so I will need to make certain I don't not eat!

 

[doober]

I recently heard of monk fruit, which is expensive, but can be used as a sugar substitute, because it comes in powder form.
When I have a sweet tooth, sometimes I’ll reach for a banana or raisins, dates, etc.
Hope you find some relief Roz !

 

[Rozgreenburn]

I recently heard of monk fruit, which is expensive, but can be used as a sugar substitute, because it comes in powder form.
When I have a sweet tooth, sometimes I’ll reach for a banana or raisins, dates, etc.
Hope you find some relief Roz !

Thanks brother, I can survive on bananas, raisins and peanut butter. They have got me covered I do believe! Allowances will be made for my edibles!

 

[DemonTrich]

I'm a huge fan of Agave nectar. It's a little pricey, but it's worth it. Even cane sugar, or sugarin the raw...anything but the processed sugar that's widely available.

 

[Senokai]

It would be a huge pain in the ass but if you consider reducing the amount of breads you are eating that could help lower inflammation generally in the body. Mainly folic acid is the issue. 44% of the worlds population have a gene mutation where folic acid cant be methylated. Folic acid is a man made nutrient and when it cant be cleared in the body it causes a crap ton of issues.