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Living with Neuropathy - Welcome to the group
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Hello @centre, Welcome to Connect. The changes we sometimes have to make to compensate for our neuropathy symptoms and other health conditions can be difficult to say the least. It is great that you have been successful in managing your neuropathy pain without medication. The technique you describe sounds much like neuroplasticity. I'm wondering if you might also find the following discussions helpful.
-- Neuropathy and Brain Neuroplasticity: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/barry-sheales-australia/
-- Amazing website/App in Dealing with Chronic Pain; curablehealth.com: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/amazing-websiteapp-in-dealing-with-chronic-pain-curablehealth-com/
-- Having trouble keeping your balance?: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/having-trouble-keeping-your-balance/
Have you tried any exercises or physical therapy to help with your balance?
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Thank-you for the resources, I’ll check them out. PT has added balance exercises to my Home Program and I do all of them faithfully, I have seen improvement (walker to cane to independent but careful). One PT explained to me to remember that the pain message is “false”, there really isn’t a sledge hammer crashing into my leg, that the brain receives the pain signal as an explosive blast, which is not differentiated/localized. Quickly using visualization, for me, quickly short-circuits the pain message. #1- (works best), I think I learned this on the Mayo site, you imagine cutting off your leg above the pain point, taking it over and putting it inside the closet, and firmly shutting the door. #2 I imagine myself in a rowboat, with an angry tornado-like storm nearby and I gently, gently row away.
I found Gabapentin affected my breathing (see side effects), so I had to get off it somehow.
Thank-you for being a mentor, and for your suggestions.