I am worried about my mother-in-law, she has gained tons of weight becasue she limits her walking. She has been told she has neuropathy and is taking lyrica but she says the pain is horrible and refuses to go through more testing as the last time cased more pain. Her symptoms include: unexplained swollen, excruciating pain (even sheets hurt her feet) and burning (she wears loose mens sandals year round and puts ice on her feet). I would like to push her in the right direction but I don’t know what kind of specialist to go to or what she has wrong. I don’t trust her PCP as this has been getting worse over the years. Help?
it sounds like the onset of rhumotoid arthritus as this attacks the feet first
failing that rayanouds disease that also attacks the feet as it attacks the nerves causing the burning sensation i would suggest a rhumotoligst they would help to find the cause