neuropathy, ala and epo

Hi, I haven't been reading this newsgroup for a long time mainly due to all

the posts that have nothing to do with diabetes. But I'm back to ask for 
help/advice. I had bilateral knee replacement on 6/30/08. Right now I
regret 
that I had it done but that's another story. One of the bad surprises that
I 
got from the surgery was bed sores- the first one was there the day after 
surgery and then I got 2 more within a week. I had neuropathy in my feet 
which was controlled with 400mg of Neurontin daily. However, since the 
surgery it has been awful. Feet numb, burning but worse was the fact that 
apparently I have neuropathy in hips, lower back, buttocks(didn't know
that 
could happen). That seems to be the underlying cause for the bedsores.
They 
have since healed but the burning irritation continues and drives me nuts.

It's a problem whether I'm sitting or laying down. Only time it doesn't 
bother me is when I'm standing up but then my knees are hurting so bad. My

doctor has increased the neurontin to 900mg daily but I have not seen a
lot 
of improvement. I was reading about taking ALA and EPO and am curious as
to 
does it really help. Sorry this has been so long. Thanks.
Janice