Re: Burning/stinging sensation in shins

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Hi Pat,

Does he have thyroid problems? if so, look up this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretibial_myxedema

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> Does anyone else suffer with this

> I often heard other Thyroid patients describe it but that it went once they

were on treatment for their thyroid

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> My husband gets bouts of this which drive him mad and despite neurology tests etc etc no one has any solution or explanation

Hello Pat,

Could it be "small fibre neuropathy"? My husband has got that and what you describe sounds just like it. In his case it was brought on by stress and is exacerbated by sunshine and warmth. He is also hypothyroid, but treatment does not stop the burning. SFN is an autoimmune condition in its own right and there is no cure, just treatment for the symptoms. When he has really bad bouts of it his GP has now prescribed Tramadol for it (after first prescribing an anti-epileptic drug for the pain, which I threw in the bin... well, not literally of course! I am not having those kind of drugs mess with hubby's brain). Tramadol is an opiate, and for him it seems to help. Mild attacks he just suffers without taking anything. - see if the symptoms fit those of your husband's.

http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/5/297.full

If it were SFN, there is nothing much that will help. There is no cure and the only treatments I know of are those listed in the above link. The underlying cause for SFN is often diabetes or prediabetes, although in my hubby's case that has been ruled out with a fastening glucose test.

Avoid stress and heat, which seem to be triggers for the symptoms to flare up.

Hope this helps,