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What is neuropathy? And how does it manifest itself? Is there a treatment for it? My feet feel strange...the soles of my feet feel as if I'm walking with my socks on..when I'm bare footed.

 

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nothing..I've ignored it because it just feels "strange"...no pain

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October 16 2006 at 10:44 AM (6 minutes and 34 seconds later)
         
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Hello,

Any history of Diabetes?
Are you taking any medications?
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October 16 2006 at 10:50 AM (5 minutes and 42 seconds later)
         
Reply to Dr AMIT MUNJAL's Post: No history of diabetes...and the only medication I take is Lovastatin 40mg. once daily. I had a triple bi-pass heart surgery in 1998
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October 16 2006 at 11:17 AM (26 minutes and 57 seconds later)
         
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Hello,

Neuropathy is any disease that affects the nervous system.Commomly Neuropathy is short for peripheral neuropathy, meaning a disease of the peripheral nervous system, or in other words, a disease affecting one or more nerves. When damaged, your nerves can't communicate properly, and that miscommunication causes symptoms such as pain or numbness.
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If a sensory nerve is damaged, you're likely to experience symptoms that may include:

Pain
Numbness
Tingling
Muscle weakness
Burning
Loss of feeling

These symptoms often begin gradually. In beginning a tingling sensation or numbness that starts in your toes or the balls of your feet and spreads upward. Tingling might also begin in your hands and extend up your arms. In some cases your skin may become so sensitive that the slightest touch is agonizing. You may also have numbness, or even a complete lack of feeling, in your hands or feet.
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http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/peripheral-neuropathy/DS00131/DSECTION=2

Check this link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuropathy


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