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Anyone here dealing with peripheral neuropathy?
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I feel like I am also losing my fine motor skills. And coordination. It's difficult for me to separate what symptoms are due to aging and which to PN.
I'm thinking about PT to build up my leg strength so I can walk. I do weight work at home, but would like specific exercises to aid in coordination and balance.
Congrats survivor!!
My PN also caused by brain trauma. Meningiomas and craniotomy, conventional radiation and 2 x stereotactic. Then meds to deal with seizures after stereotactic radiation. Those are a trip, I tell you!
No cure for me. Time will not heal these wounds. I don't like to rest, but find I need to rest my legs.
Cheers!
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Muscle atrophy is part of neuropathy. My last stage is 5. I have fallen the last two days. Chipped my ankle and fractured it. Looking at an ankle replacement. When you keep falling you end up permanently in wheelchair. You loose fine motor skills. I can no longer cook without cutting myself. Motor neuropathy also causes tremors. I have problems spilling drinks down the front of me. I can’t control my grip. If I squeeze too much the cup breaks down the front of me. I now use a 40 ounce hydro flask where I don’t spill it. It has a built in straw. I take it to restaurants with me. I pick up a glass of water all over the table. I no longer go out to eat in public.