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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: jojosmommy on March 18, 2011, 09:13:13 AM
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I've been on dialysis for about 5 1/2 months. Over the last month or so I've been experiencing numbness in the bottom of my feet. It's mostly in my left foot, and I do have a DVT in m left leg. However, since starting dialysis, I've not had hardly any swelling in my leg at all, so I don't think it's related. Plus I do have numbness in my right foot as well, just not as much. I'm not diabetic, so thats not a cause. Has anyone else experienced this? I'm not even sure if it's something I should bring up to the doctor. He seems to be pretty passive about most things.
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Hi jojosmommy, first of all welcome to the site :welcomesign; I do not know about numbness in the feet , perhaps some one else will but I would mention it to your doctor and tell him you need answers. Stuff the passive bit.
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Unfortunately this is very common in uremic ESRD patients and it is called peripheral neuropathy. It is especially acute if the patient has diabetes as well. It should get better with more dialysis and exercise of the periphery muscles. There is no real good treatment. Some will suggest a cream to numb the nerves, but it is generally not effective. The best treatment is to keep the diabetes under control and to get proper dialysis and good exercise and circulation to the affected area.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6324717
Neurontin (Gabapentin) is also touted sometimes as a treatment, but the effect may be minimal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabapentin
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