“Burning” feet

Hi there @Barks34...I can't tell you what will work for you, but I can share what has helped me. Aside from bad peripheral neuropathy in my hands and feet, (if I can't see my feet, I don't know where they are...now use a wheeled walker for safety), I also have scleroderma which has obliterated the very small blood vessels in my body. It affects my hands and feet with them having a poor blood supply and I also get Reynaud's (google it). To top it off, I've been on high levels of blood thinners (warfarin) for over twenty years and bruise at the drop of a hat. All this whinging to explain me and my feet. After taxol, aside from the poor circulation and Reynaud's, I now had the neuropathy to deal with. My feet were initially totally numb, with skin numbness reaching to the level of long socks up my shins. At the same time, they were very painful and itched and burned. When walking, it felt like I was walking in a cobbled road or a pebbly beach. So the numbness was surface and the pain was deeper in the tissues. I found that warm water soaks and also wheat bags in the bed helped, but this was in the middle of winter, so probably not an option now for you. My severe bruising on my feet from even wearing lace up padded runners was terrible. The entire tops of my feet and the sides was black and blue. I ended up having to wear those very light,(I think they call them reef sandals), from Kmart men's section. They have velcro fastenings and are extremely light, soft soled and flexible. Wore them with socks in the winter....very flash!!!. Pain tablets, patches etc did nothing, just added to my risk of a fall, so I stopped them. So at the end of it what helped for me was warmth, and very unfashionable footwear and time. The neuropathy has improved somewhat to a lesser degree of numbness at skin level. and less of the stones under my feet as well. If I didn't have the other problems, they would probably be quite alright...not perfect, but okay.