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Living with Neuropathy - Welcome to the group
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After listening to so many of you suffering from(as I am) PN, it seems that we have several things in common:
1. difficulty in achieving an accurate diagnosis
2. finding a doctor who is knowledgeable, competent and empathetic
3. finding some kind of treatment that will help alleviate the symptoms of this accursed disease
Personally, I have been to more doctors and chiropractors than I can even remember or add up(20?). I think my own PN started with an injury(a bad fall on lower back). The great thing about Mayo Connect is that we can talk with others in the same boat, share experiences, and compare treatment effectiveness. I'm sure we all share one common wish/desire: the day when PN can be cured!
May you all have a blessed day.
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Thank you for your comments and talking me down off the ledge as they say!!!! Yes, to all of it.
No great treatment or cure....we are survivors and will try to get help but in the end, will find ways to manage our pain and balance issues. For me, my shower chair is a godsend! I only wish that more people with balance issues would get one. Yes, I had to put my vanity aside but after than, got on Amazon and had a $30.00 sturdy, water resistant chair that fits in my shower stall and gives me the confidence to shower leisurely without worrying about falling. Falling it seems is a game changer for most and having witnessed first hand the complications etc. of several falls, I never and I will repeat never want that to happen to me (or anyone else reading this post. Use your cane, walker etc. what gives you good purchase on your feet and keep out of the hospitals and rehab centers.