Feet have been tingly for past few days

[Anonymous]

It’s mild - no numbness or anything - just the feeling you might get when your feet wake up after being asleep. I only notice it when I’m barefoot and relaxing. I don’t have any other symptoms…no pain, weakness, etc anywhere. What might this be?

I had chemo two years ago for BC and never got neuropathy; it was very tolerable. Routine bloodwork doesn’t show diabetes. I have been vegetarian for 12 years without issue; I eat cheese and eggs. I’m in medical menopause - no period for two years.

I’ll talk to my doc, of course but just wondering what this might be. Thanks for any feedback.

[Anonymous]

Just to add - it’s mild enough that it’s possible I’ve had it for a little while without noticing.

[Anonymous]

Vitamin b12 deficiency probably, due to your vegetarian diet. Get tested and you can supplement if low.

[Anonymous]

Could be disc/spine problems - try your pcp first but when this happened to me in my hands, I knew to go to the orthopedic doc because I had a history of disc problems.

[Anonymous]

I have neuropathy in my feet. The first things they checked were B12 levels, bloodwork for some scary things that cause it, and then my a1c.

I don't have a specific reason for the cause. I'm on lyrica and pain meds when needed and it's tolerable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have neuropathy in my feet. The first things they checked were B12 levels, bloodwork for some scary things that cause it, and then my a1c.

I don't have a specific reason for the cause. I'm on lyrica and pain meds when needed and it's tolerable.

CAn high a1c make feet tingly?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have neuropathy in my feet. The first things they checked were B12 levels, bloodwork for some scary things that cause it, and then my a1c.

I don't have a specific reason for the cause. I'm on lyrica and pain meds when needed and it's tolerable.

What are the scary things, besides diabetes?

[Anonymous]

What are the scary things, besides diabetes?

Overproduction of red blood cells by bone marrow can lead to viscous blood and tingling in your feet (and often hands). This is often related to polycythemia, a cancer of the bone marrow.

[Anonymous]

This started for me just after covid, so 5 years now. I couldn't go see a doctor when it started because of course covid.

I've been to:

neurosurgeon
neurologist
Primary care
pain doctor
Physical therapist
chiro
accupuncture
podiatrist

Nobody has been able to tell me what is causing the tingling in my feet. Blood test, MRI on my back, steroid shots in my sciatic.. nothing has helped.

My A1C is elevated but not high. It's not diabetes.

I think it's a basically old age and sitting too much = something pinching my nerves and not enough circulation in my legs.

I found that the tingling is worse when I sit too much, or when I stand still for too long. So my podiatrist told me to try compression socks and elevate my legs when I'm working (I wfh so that's possible). The assumption is that the blood and fluid have made the veins in my legs swollen, such that it is pressing on the nerves. I don't have visible vericose veins, but it could be internal. They called it "venous insufficiency".

The tingling is still there, but if I do all the above, it's not as bad. I do have something else going on with either my sciatic or piriformis, and something is pinching my nerve on one side of my hip, too. I've been sitting too long, and my butt is basically tingling. I need to stand up.

I asked the podiatrist if he thinks this will cause permanent nerve damage, and they said no.

I posted about my issue a while ago.

OP if you find the issue and cure, please report back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Vitamin b12 deficiency probably, due to your vegetarian diet. Get tested and you can supplement if low.

Nobody who regularly eats cheese and eggs is B12 deficient.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This started for me just after covid, so 5 years now. I couldn't go see a doctor when it started because of course covid.

I've been to:

neurosurgeon
neurologist
Primary care
pain doctor
Physical therapist
chiro
accupuncture
podiatrist

Nobody has been able to tell me what is causing the tingling in my feet. Blood test, MRI on my back, steroid shots in my sciatic.. nothing has helped.

My A1C is elevated but not high. It's not diabetes.

I think it's a basically old age and sitting too much = something pinching my nerves and not enough circulation in my legs.

I found that the tingling is worse when I sit too much, or when I stand still for too long. So my podiatrist told me to try compression socks and elevate my legs when I'm working (I wfh so that's possible). The assumption is that the blood and fluid have made the veins in my legs swollen, such that it is pressing on the nerves. I don't have visible vericose veins, but it could be internal. They called it "venous insufficiency".

The tingling is still there, but if I do all the above, it's not as bad. I do have something else going on with either my sciatic or piriformis, and something is pinching my nerve on one side of my hip, too. I've been sitting too long, and my butt is basically tingling. I need to stand up.

I asked the podiatrist if he thinks this will cause permanent nerve damage, and they said no.

I posted about my issue a while ago.

OP if you find the issue and cure, please report back.

Do you have pain?

[Anonymous]

Do you take statins?

[Anonymous]

Statins! Not OP but I started Lipitor a year ago and get tingling feet from time to time. Worried it was MS.

[Anonymous]

Look up vasculitis. And then if you think it sounds relevant go see a rheumatologist.

[Anonymous]

Do you drink alcohol? This could be a cause.