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@DWA and TG957. DWA listen to what TG957 has to say. Been reading her book and is a great testimonial to what can be accomplished. In 2007, I too, started out with the slightest hint of numbness in my left big toe. It progressed to full blown pain and numbness in both feet and calves. In...

@TG957 Thanks again for the additional info!

@TG957 I have always exercised. Biking and running. I've come to realize that all these years I have been trying too hard to make the pain go away. I am now concentrating on being in the present. Leaving the past behind me and trying real hard to not worry about the future (which is hard for...

@TG957 Thanks for responding. Yes, I do believe I have anxiety by an overstressed nervous system. 22 yrs as a firefighter with about 2 more to go. Many sleepless nights. Intrestingly, in 2004 I was 42 yrs old, my wife and I had just had a baby, and I was stationed at the busiest Station on...

TG957 can you share with the group the exercises that you are using to help the woman with neuropathy? As a firefighter, I feel as if I am dealing with an overstressed nervous system. I feel as if my body is in a constant "fight or flight" mode. Was wondering what specifics you are using?

Sunrise, Look at what you just wrote, "Just an update, my nerve issues seem to have subsided quite a bit (knock on wood!) but my tinnitus has flared up significantly and ear pressure (fluid?) is really bothering me. IBS too! "What a crazy cycle. I often wonder what 'normal' people feel like...

Sunrise, I too have experienced the foot pain and calf pain in both legs. 13 years of numbness and pain in both feet, top and bottom of foot. Gets worse at night laying in bed at night. Tingling, numbness, shooting pains, electric shocks, crawling skin feeling, feels like something is...