Quote:
Originally Posted by Bookpossum
Sympathy BetterRed - my husband has had peripheral neuropathy for a couple of years, but fortunately it seems to be going away now, and actually feels better when he walks every day. Yesterday we sat in a train all day (Melbourne to Sydney) and when we arrived his feet were painful until he did a bit of walking.
Good luck with getting on top of yours.
|
Haven't made that train trip for a long time. Did it regularly from Melb in the late sixties, and then again from Syd in the early eighties but always on the overnight sleeper train (Southern Aurora ?); never took the daylight train.
A three course dinner, a shared bottle of Penfolds Rouge Homme and half decent kip beat getting out of bed at sparrows, travelling to the airport and then spending half as long again in a cab to get to Ryde from Mascot, or Moorabbin from Tulla. Met some interesting people on those train trips. Sadly train fares went north even faster than plane fares went south, IMO air travel is uncivilised and I've done a lot of it.
Walking is alleviating some symptoms of my neuropathy, but my lower legs still feel like sticks, and I'm never sure where my feet are. I was convinced I had diabetes type 2, but I've since been told by a phalanx of medicos I don't; I was finally convinced by a cardiac nurse.
One thing that has definitely helped are regular visits to a Podiatrist and taking her advice on footwear. I'm also about to start regular sessions with an Exercise Physiotherapist, courtesy of Medicare, so we'll see what magic she can bring to the table.
BR