hereditary chronic leg pain

im laying in bed and my legs are just about killing me...its not helping i work at a job where i am on my feet for 8 hours lifting and moving....ambulating and bedpans...changing sheets and changing diapers....and everynight i come home and my legs are feeling like they are going to fall off ....and if they dont i want them too!!! I talked to my grandma and she said it runs in our family...all the girls in our family have horrible leg pains..she commented that she remembered as a little girl her grandpa would put cool cloths on her legs to ease the pain...and then she made the wonderful comment..what you need are support hose...im 19!!!!!!!!!!!! I DONT want to wear support hose....im too vein for that lol ...even if it means limping for the rest of my life..plus i sweat..and i can guess that wont be pretty or comfortable....any suggestions???? what helps YOUR leg pains.....oh by the way...advil/ tylenol doesnt workthanks

google peripheral neuropathy and see if this fits you

wow....it says exactly how i feel....the burning...the numbness (mainly when i cross my legs) the feeling like im wearing socks.....and DEFINITLY the horrific pain at night......
thanks heyjoe

There is a forum on peripheral neuropathy at Neurotalk which is run by the same person who runs this.......you need to have some tests to see if it is caused by diabetes or b12 deficiency or something else that can be treated. http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/in...referrerid=890

interesting thank you! I never knew that existed .....

check out what it says about b12.....you probably need this, it is what nerves need to heal.

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OTHER CAUSES

Other etiologies of vitamin B12 deficiency, although less common, deserve mention. Patients with evidence of vitamin B12 deficiency and chronic gastrointestinal symptoms such as dyspepsia, recurrent peptic ulcer disease, or diarrhea may warrant evaluation for such entities as Whipple's disease (a rare bacterial infection that impairs absorption), Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (gastrinoma causing peptic ulcer and diarrhea), or Crohn's disease. Patients with a history of intestinal surgery, strictures, or blind loops may have bacterial overgrowth that can compete for dietary vitamin B12 in the small bowel, as can infestation with tapeworms or other intestinal parasites. Congenital transport-protein deficiencies, including transcobalamin II deficiency, are another rare cause of vitamin B12 deficiency.

I have gastrointestinal problems...i was never diagnosed...however my doctor always assumed it was IBS because my mother has it

Clinical Manifestations

Vitamin B12 deficiency is associated with hematologic, neurologic, and psychiatric manifestations (Table 1). It is a common cause of macrocytic (megaloblastic) anemia and, in advanced cases, pancytopenia. Neurologic sequelae from vitamin B12 deficiency include paresthesias, peripheral neuropathy, and demyelination of the corticospinal tract and dorsal columns (subacute combined systems disease). Vitamin B12 deficiency also has been linked to psychiatric disorders, including impaired memory, irritability, depression, dementia and, rarely, psychosis.5,6

must i say anymore about the psychiatric manifestations??

and as for the anema...my grandmother has anema...and anema runs in our family...along with the gastrointestinal problems and even psychiatric problems....

thanks heyjoe....well i know what it may be...lol i just need money....and insurance now

you can take b12 now, it wont hurt you can only help ......1000mcg per day...it isnt expensive...methylcobalamin b12 is the most easily used....

http://www.iherb.com/store/ProductDe...&pid=JRW-18001

that is three months worth
if you want more info you know where i am

thanks a bunch!!