Sue W

[SueW]

Please help!  I am a recovering alcoholic & opiate addict with 65 days clean & sober.I drank for many years & became addicted to the opiates when I took them for chronic athritis pain in my knee, After ten years of taking the opiates I finally got a knee replacement but had to get help to detox from the pain pills & alcohol. Now I'm off them but my hands feel tight & tingly & both my calves & feet are painful tingling.tight & numb. the bottoms of my feet are numb & my balance is way off, especially on the right side. It is painful to get up in the morning & painful walking. The addictionologist at the rehab center said it was neuropathy which would be the most likely diagnosis.  He put me on neurontin. 3 times a day. I am also taking B complex, B1, Alpha Lipoic Acid & Calcium. I take Campral 3 times a day for alcohol cravings.I know my previous lifestyle was to numb & take away pain immediately & I have been trying to exercise but it doesn't get better, it seems to be getting worse. Could I have something else other then neuropathy?? I also have terrible neck & shoulder pain. My neck pain feels like I have a ring around my neck,squeezing. I'm 53 & want to feel better!! Thank you.