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Living with Neuropathy - Welcome to the group
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Good evening @faust73 and thanks for the introduction, John. I am happy to share my experiences with you. At this point my quality of life is quite dependent on two components..........MFR and Medical Cannabis. I have two MFR therapists attending both of my weekly sessions. As the condition progresses with increased pain and discomfort, it is not possible for me to go more than 3 days without treatment. Do you have numbness and tingling? I especially have tingles in my feet and would not be able to drive without MFR twice a week. My diagnosis of Small Fiber Neuropathy was impacted by trauma injuries and surgical repair including fusions in the lumbar and surgical spine.
Have you recovred from your vaccine? I had two vaccines and a booster from Pfizer without any after effects. When you say nothing helps....that covers a lot of territory. Most of us find some level of something that makes life a little easier. Often, folks tend to not take enough of a medication or spend enough time in treatment.
How can I help you at this point? What do you need to know about medical cannabis and /or MFR?
May you be free of suffering and the causes of suffering.
Chris
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Morning Chris I never had neuropathy before until I got my Pfizer COVID shots but getting the booster really got the neuropathy to be much more intense. My symptoms are bottom of my feet go numb my legs burn - tingling and pins and needles. I take diazepam for the nerves and it helps some but wears off quickly as seeing I can only take 2 pills a day. I haven't been diagnosed by a doctor per say going to see a new neurologist end of January. I go for pain management and between having issues with my back and the neuropathy (which the Pain Management told me I have) it's been a nightmare for me. Having all these issues have caused me to not be able to do anything can't go for long walks with my pups and an effort sometimes just to function. I've been working out over 30 years I have a full gym in my house but some of the machines I can't use because it causes the neuropathy to increase. I'm going for physical therapy this month and hope that will help. As far as cannabis I know people who have highly recommended using it for pain relief but I take so much medication I have no idea what I should do. I wouldn't know where to begin or how to use cannabis everything just confuses. I'm getting more and more depressed and very frustrated. Any information you can give me would be much appreciated. Jo