Hi chris 27929...Do yourself the biggest favour. Don't go reseaching anymore. You can drive yourself crazy with all the symptoms. There are so many things out there with the same symptoms. Take a page from my book..don't do it. You mentions "Paresthesia"..which is abnormal sensations. A single needle poke. These to me sound very much like "nerves". I'm currently under the care of a Neurologist. My feet get VERY warm & red along the bottoms..then I can also get a pins/needles sensation here/there on the lower legs. Yoiur doctor should do an extensive blood testing, INCLUDING ENA, ANA, & the ESR. All my bloodwork came back absolutely fine. Oh, I forgot to mention..your vitamin levels are important too..especially B12. The doctor should have that checked when ordering the bloodteset. I was asked if I was sure there wasn't any inflammatory conditions in my family to which I replied "No, there isn't". IF the doctor is stumped,it's HER job to find out why this is happening to me. She said she "thinks" it's a sensory nerve problem. Nerve Conduction & EMG came back normal. To be honest, I'm at wit's end with this thing.IF your doctor should prescribed Gabapentin..I would strongly suggest you start off with the minimal dose. Remember, medications only mask what's going on, it's not a cure. If the meds kill the discomfort, you may not be able to ascertain if it has spread to other parts of your body. This is my dliemma. I am NOT taking the meds. I hate taking meds if I don't need them. (The pins/needles I'm experiencing are very tolerable)..it's the skin-burning sensation I have that bothers me most. Oddly enough, the medication never calmed that down,but if I put on a little Solarcaine..I have instant relief. Go figure.
Get back to your GP. Don't let this go on any longer than necessary. Neuropathy cannot be cured, but you can halt it if you can find the cause.