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Neuropathy | Last Active: May 14 4:18pm | Replies (11)
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@heisenberg34

So, why is it that some with neuropathy complain of tingling and numbness, but not pain? I would gladly trade my pain (anywhere between 7-9 now) for tingling and numbness. Riddle me that.

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | May 14 4:18pm

I imagine I could make a lot of money and/or friends if I was able to answer that question. I heard a talk back in 2016 by an 80 old neurologist at a Minnesota Neuropathy Association meeting before they closed down. He left us with a couple of gems. One was how they coined the diagnosis idiopathic - was by the idiot neurologist who didn't know the answer. The other one he left us with was that if you live long enough, you will have some form of neuropathy because nerves die like any other cell in the human body. I did read an article somewhere that mentioned about 20% of people who are diagnosed with neuropathy only have numbness without the pain. I did see a related study on the topic but it's over my head for understanding.

-- Exploring Functional Connectivity in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Patients With Neuropathic Pain Versus Without Neuropathic Pain: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/neur.2023.0070

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