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Good evening @southwind. It is great to see your picture again and to hear about the results from your neurologist. Thank you for being willing to share with other members. I am sure you are happy about the good report for muscle and bones and that you have a better understanding of how small fiber neuropathy (SFN) evolves in your body. Here are a couple of other ideas in response to your request for pain options.

1. Medical cannabis. I depend totally on tinctures and balms of pain-reducing ratios and dosages for pain management. I am happy to help you navigate that beneficial world.

2. Myofascial release (MFR) treatments. Although your results for muscles and bones were good, I would like to suggest that you consider that those body parts are completely covered with fascia. The fascia is protective and has fluidity which creates layers around bones, muscles and even cartilage. When the fascia becomes restricted or stuck, the small nerve fibers cannot complete their task and so our brain just sends back pain signals.

If you would like more information about fascia you can find it here.


There is a discussion on Connect at this location about the benefits of MFR..
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/myofascial-release-therapy-mfr-for-treating-compression-and-pain/
May you be free of suffering and the causes of suffering. That means you will be walking.
Chris

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Thanks all who replied to my qs!

Chris @artscaping — I’ll definitely look into the fascia treatment you cited! During my 6 mo of PT, there was a therapist who worked specifically on my foot fascia which needed kneading;) Was greatly beneficial for my foot movement so I see the value of addressing the fascia. What a wondrous contribution it makes in the body. Had never even heard of it before till last Fall. And yes, I’d love to discuss the cannabis regimen with you. I tried it topically a few times, but even a high dose added no relief from pain. Yet, I haven’t a clue if I was doing it correctly.

Thx for the video clip...sure it will be of benefit to many folks out here.

@summertime4 — When I tried Gabapentin, had very bad bowel movements. However, I was only on it a month as that’s a problem for me even without the np.;)