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Living with Neuropathy - Welcome to the group
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You described your back as if you were looking at my MRI, bulging disc and all. I am new here but in a few minutes I realized the extensive chronic and/or acute medical issues many of us have in common. I also have come to realize that many of these issues are autoimmune in nature as an MD once described Neuropathy. I turned down surgery at the last minute because my surgeon said he could only lessen my pain by about 40% and at my age and with a weak heart I thought the risk wasn't worth it. Your last sentence says a lot to me....I totally agree.
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Is loma lind university and mayo or clinic of any help?
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ga33 - yes, add me to that list. I have "issues" from L-3 to S-1, various MRI's since 2015 and I was told as recent as 2021 that although I have back issues, these are not bad enough to cause my idiopathic sensory motor axonal PN. But, when neuro doc simply touches my lower back with finger tip, my ankles and feet tingle like mad bilateral. I've asked several docs what causes that....none have given me an answer. I asked about pinched nerve..."oh no". So, bottom line in medicine is to cause no harm. Period.