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Neuropathy: Numbness only, no pain

Neuropathy | Last Active: May 27 4:47pm | Replies (504)
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@raebaby

I'm an 80 year old woman. I live over an area where i have to drive a windy road past a canyon. Do you think I could handle hand controls? I'm in pretty good shape except for the numb feet, but my hands aren't particularly strong. I got the neuropathy from chemo.

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Rachel, Volunteer Mentor | @rwinney | Sep 30, 2021

Hello @raebaby, I'm Rachel. You sound awesome and I think it's great you are inquiring about hand controls for driving with neuropathy, at 80 no doubt.

I believe you meant your question for @brklimeks. They will receive notification now that I've tagged them.

While you wait for a response, here is a thread containing conversation about hand controls?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/156651/

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Mary Klimek | @brklimeks | Oct 1, 2021

I live in Michigan and I was required to take drivers training for hand controls. I felt quite sure of my skills before I took my test. It doesn’t require a lot of strength but it did take a while to get used to it. I would certainly drive during a quiet time of day and practice in parking lots before attempting anything dangerous.

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