Burning/Pain In the feet

[stusainte]

Hey Everyone :  Just had a Question  I have been getting a Burning sensation /Pain in my feet for about 3 months now My Dr put my on Gabapentin 200mg a day now I'm up to 400mg a day and the pain is getting worse is there anything else out there  to help with this its getting really aggravating  figured Id ask you guys before I called my Dr for an apt. any Help would be very appreciated Thanks Stu

[Jean]

I assume you are diabetic? If so, you are probably on the right track. However, look at your labs and check your Uric Acid. I went from August until last week unable to put any weight on my right foot. Finally, just by chatting with my dietician, I mentioned the pain and sure enough, I have high uric acid and that, is
GOUT!!!! Being medicated now, but got some pain relief by the second pill.

[Darthvadar]

Hello Stusainte, and may I extend a very warm  to IHD...

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[Rerun]

Hello and welcome to IHD.  This is the intro thread.  You would get more answers if you put this under questions for general dialysis.  I'm glad you joined us.

Rerun, Admin   

[Joe]

Hi there Stusainte, and welcome to IHD. I suffered from both Renal Neuropathy and Gout, both caused the burning sensation in my feet. I have the Gout under control with my transplant, but the Renal Neuropathy is still alive and well. My transplant team said if it had not resolved itself by 6 months after the transplant, I likely would have to live with it. I'm post transplant a year and it's still with me, guess I'll have it for a while. Best of luck!

[Cordelia]

Hi Stusainte,  it's great to meet you.  Welcome to the forum.               Hope you enjoy the forum, everyone is very helpful and really friendly here.

I have had foot neuropathy since a couple months post renal failure, which was back in August 2010....I've had the neuropathy since Oct. of 2010.  My doctor says its from the high toxins that I had at my renal failure that I've had too much nerve damage and its permanent. I was told that if I still had it post transplant that I'm stuck with it too.  I still to this day even 18 months post TX still have it  so I guess that I'm stuck with it too.  I was told that my tacrollimus (one of the anti-rejection meds) also can cause nerve pain
My creatinine was 27 (American conversion) at renal failure.....2400 in Canadian conversion.

I take Lyrica for it, but I have nerve pain in other areas of my body too, as the Lyrica doesn't even help my feet.  Doctor thinks I also have fib. I've often wondered if my blood pressure pills have something to do with my foot pain as I noticed the nerve pain issues in my feet surfaced when I was put on a Calcium channel blocker and I've had it since. Never had the foot pain right at renal failure, so I've often wondered about blood pressure pills side effects causing nerve pain, if there is some sort of link to that.

My problem is also severely cold feet also, no circulation. This developed when I went on a beta blocker at my transplant and I've had this other sensation ever since April of 2013 when I had my transplant. Feels like I walk in ice cubes pretty much constantly.  My foot doctor told me I have Reynaud's.

I've never had Gout. No one has ever said to me that my uric acid is high with having a transplanted kidney.