Question: I have peripheal neuropathy in my feet; mainly my heels and have had for several years. Heat makes it worse. I am not diabetic. I now have some sort of cyst in my lower back on each side that you can not visibly see but can feel. I have had one for years but now there are two on one side. They are uncomfortable and now seem to be causing pain when I stand up or just in general when I move or lay on my back. The neuropathy has been described as idiopathic. I have had nerve conduction studies done several years ago and they didn't detect anything unusual.
I take pain medicine several times a day. i do not have MS; just had a Brain mri. I am now wondering if there is a possiblilty this is a compression neuropathy from some sort of lipoma or benign cyst or tumor that is slow growing but finally got big enough to compress the nerves. May not be related but I just had a bone scan and they said I have severe osteoporis in my lower spine and have to begin daily injections.
I am wondering if maybe it is a spinal problem that caused this. The pain is nowhere else but in my feet and is mainly a burning sensation and tingly much of the time. Putting cold on them helps a lot.
I am considering going to a neuropathy center but I don't know where to go. I could also go to Mayo or somewhere like that. I have five children and have had to modify my life considerably because of this. I would love to hear from a neurologist or neurosurgeon versed in this.