Bless your heart… It’s a daily struggle, isn’t it! Now it’s time for you to get some help at last tho… You may have to teach your doctor about this painful condition by showing pictures, this website and specific information that tells about the pain we endure, just everything that you can gather to inform her… There are many meds, etc to try, but we each pretty much have to learn what helps us in particular because there isn’t any one that helps everybody… Presently I’m on Cymbalta 90mg and Gabapentin… I have good days and baaad days… Sitting in the shower spraying my feet with cold weather will cool them down, then adding socks and sitting with my feet up helps when they’re red hot and swollen. I even do this in the middle of the night when feet flare up then, waking me… I’ve been using a rubbing oil, NEUROPATHY w/Frankincense and Myrrh, that I order from Amazon for $20… It calms them down usually… and recently I got some Aspercreme w/Lidocaine from Walmart $10… That helps, too… I haven’t decided yet which one of these last 2 helps most… Today I’ve been flaring all day and been miserable… It’s very important to keep my mind distracted… helps me ignore the pain… Night times are the worst… so I have to get up and read or play solitaire to distract myself… an apple, maybe with peanut butter… You have to learn the tricks and I’ve had years of practice… I wish you the best and hope you find some relief and peace of mind… Do ask your doctor for Gabapentin… I take one every 6 hours to try and keep ahead of the pain, along with all the other mentioned ideas… Others on this site will offer their info on our malady, too… It’s an ongoing process…