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Is there any help at all for foot numbness in PN
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Hi, @ray666 ~
It is wonderful that your doctor remains curious. His mind is open, which is not something that one can say about all doctors. My husband served in Vietnam (and Philippines and Japan) in 1967-1968 and developed 4 different cancers, all recognized by the V.A. as having been caused by Agent Orange. He had total numbness in his feet which caused him to fall many times especially during the last year of his life. Doctors who still look at Agent Orange as the cause behind their veteran/patients' conditions are way up there on my list of competent, compassionate healthcare providers.
Peace to you! ~
Barb
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Hi, Barb (@bjk3)
I do applaud my doctors who remain curious long after a topical issue has left the front pages. Frankly, I was surprised to hear my neurologist ask if I had been exposed to Agent Orange. I was in Vietnam from 1969-1970, and he was asking me this in 2024, more than a half-century “after the fact.” I had been equally surprised a few years earlier when my neurologist’s PA asked (rather shyly) if I’d ever had a “drinking problem.” I had, but I’d assumed that over 30 years of sobriety had long since erased any fingerprints. A brain MRI (administered while trying to diagnose what turned out to be my peripheral neuropathy) revealed traces of my “ancient” overindulgence. So much for erasing fingerprints! 🙂
Ray (@ray666)