Confused: test didn't detect neuropathy, but many symptoms
Hi
Judging from the other posts I am not alone and extremely disappointed with the current health care i am receiving. I was given a chemo pill and got some form of neuropathy. I was a daily drinker at the time as well had a fair amount of anxiety and on and off hypothyroidism. Fell into a depressed state for many years. Was given opioids for the last 12 years to treat what I would call severe pain in my feet legs and hands and life was bearable. I fall down constantly. My doctor took a position in a hospital so I was referred to a pain clinic Now they wont give me the opioids to me because a nerve test couldn't detect neuropathy. The current doctor had me convinced I didn't need them so I started taking less. I can barely walk. The burning has moved to my chest. I haven't slept in days. It feels like I'm standing barefoot on ice. My legs feel like I ran a marathon the day before and the cramping after a short walk is unbearable. I cant believe they expect me to live like this. I at a total loss. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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Happy Valentine’s Day everybody I hope it’s a very uneventful day for you when it comes to pain stuff may you feel some kind of love today
I never tell any of my doctors that I use medical marijuana.
Mine drug test I have no choice unfortunately
They never detected it on my urine test.
Do you still fly? After I had a couple of strokes, I couldn’t get my pilots license. I was told that I could get a sports license which means that I can’t take anyone up with me. Now that I am paralyzed, I can’t use foot controls so I cannot fly anyway. My husband is a pilot, but he sold his twin engine plane so we are both grounded now.
About falling, I have no sense of balance, but if I look at my feet in the shower, then I have a better chance of knowing where they are. I fall a lot too, but I try to stay in my wheelchair except in the shower. We gutted our bathroom and had a walk in shower put in so that way, I can get my wheelchair up to a large stone bench and that has made it safer for me. I used to have one of those portable plastic benches, but when I would fall, the bench would fall with me and I would be stuck on the floor until my husband could rescue me.
Nice it bin 10 days for me I hope I pass
@da20pilot It is amazing how different doctors can be. My pain doc recommended a medical marijuana card! He gave me all the forms I needed to fill out, where to mail, etc. Personally, I think you should get your card back, if you can. If it helped pain, you need it. Find a doc who will fill out the part that he needs to fill out, and get it again. I know you paid so much money for the first card, but it is money so well spent. I would even talk to a doctor before even seeing him, and ask if he will support your getting a card. God in heaven, you have been through way too much. Your life pulls on my heart strings. I will think about you, and hope that something helps. God bless you. Lori Renee
@da20pilot The stimulator worked well for the first year. Since then I have to get it calibrated every 3 months. I know it's still helping, but I also take morphine, imipramine, Meloxicam and acetaminophen for the pain. Most of the time I can manage the pain, but when I'm on my feet any length of time the pain goes up from its baseline of 2 to 6+. I'm having conversation with a stimulator specialist about changing to a dorsal root ganglion stimulator. I'm scheduled to get an adjustment on my scs on Monday, and 3 weeks later, after I can tell if the adjustment helped, I have an appointment with the specialist to see if there's anything else I can try before I get the drg implant.
Thanks so much for the info greatly appreciated