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Ideas for pain relief from Small Fiber Neuropathy (SFN)

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@burningfeetinphoenix

@katec I've been on the Phenytoin cream and 30 mg Cymbalta for several months. I am reluctant to stop. See Dr Levine in Feb. Will decide then what to do. The burning feet this summer was excrusiating. I lost three months of my life. Not sure what to think...Pam

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Jim, Volunteer Mentor | @jimhd | Dec 23, 2019

@burningfeetinphoenix

Are you getting the same diagnosis and treatment from more than one doctor? If I were in your position I would be asking my doctor to recommend a specialist to give a second or third opinion. That's something my own doctor is happy to do.

I just read an article about this very subject, and the writer said that doctors are asked to refer the patient regularly and should have no problem with it. If you can access the AARP magazine that just came out, it's "The Art of Getting a Good Second Opinion", by Kimberly Rae Miller. It's a great article.

Jim

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