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Neuropathy and fibromyalgia unbearable pain
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@jadene
Were you told what the cause of your neuropathy is and are you being treated for the cause, not just the symptoms? What type of neuropathy do you have (large fiber or small fiber) and how were you diagnosed? When did you get diagnosed for fibromyalgia and how?
Do you drink alcohol, smoke/vape, are you prediabetic or diabetic, are your vitamin/mineral deficient or do you have toxicities?
Your hydrocodone and gabapentin may be contributing to your balance/dizziness issues and falls so I would see about coming off them or reducing gradually.
Have you had MRIs of your brain and cervical/lumbar spine to check for central nervous system issues like compressed spinal cord/nerve roots or brain changes? Did they do an
EMG/nerve conduction study of upper and lower limbs and a skin punch biopsy of thigh/ankle? Did they do extensive neuropathy bloodwork?
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The fibromyalgia was years of elimination testing. That was 20 years ago. I have had numerous trips brain and spine. I have had disc replacement in my neck and yes spine is very painful and I am under a spine doctor's care. I did have a number of emg's done and blood work done. When they check for necessary blood levels they have only found my potassium and folic acid to be to low and I have been on both of them perception strengths. I can't seem to keep them up for the last year. I have had skin punch test done on my feet without any thing showing up. Now I do have tumors in both lungs, thyroid gland and adrenal gland and now they just told me there is a discoloration on my vocal cords and they said it is possible cancer yet they decided to wait 3 months to see if the discoloration changes more then they will do a biopsy. None of the doctor seems to not be worried about any of that. So I'm not thinking there is cancer in any of the tumor. I have also had my choking has definitely taken a turn for the worse but again the doctor doesn't see any reason for it so no further test to find out why I choke on nothing except saliva or nothing at all. I guess that is why I came here and asked for help. As far as the neuropathy, again none of the doctors are addressing it. My muscles are actually caving in and disappearing but nobody is doing anything. So I just wondered if anyone here can help me or give me information about all of this mess or is it just old age