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Living with Neuropathy - Welcome to the group

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Hi,
I am also new to this group. I had a hip replacement 1 year ago. Has been a very difficult time. Still need a cane to walk as my glute muscle doesn’t want to work even with much physio and exercise. Still have pain.
Now Inhave developed peripheral neuropathy in both legs from knees down.
Also at times I have numbness in lips. Lots of tests down for no clear results of cause.
Anyone else had the lip numbness. My family Dr. tells me it is from anxiety??
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megidigo | @megidigo | Jun 15 11:06am

@lidestan1

Dont let your doctor say its just anxiety. I developed motility/digestion and constipation issues sometime after diagnosed neuropathy. So I went to see a Gastro doctor and after seeing me for just 10 mins told me its just anxiety that Im not having bowel movements for days. Thing is I had severe anxiety for years before neuropathy and never had stomache issues until neuropathy.

I told him such and he replied that hes going to let my primary what he thinks - that its anxiety. Thats within 10 mins and never meeting me before. He even questioned me having neuropathy despite having it confirmed by EMG.

I always heard of doctors pulling the its just anxiety card but had never experienced it myself until recently.

So from what I gather saying its just anxiety is bullcrap lazy excuse from a doctor.

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