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Should I have knee replacement with neuropathy?
Neuropathy | Last Active: May 22 11:15am | Replies (34)Comment receiving replies
Hi Chris,
I’m in Glenview just north of Chicago. Use to do many lakefront bike rides but due to age, PN and basically an unsafe city do not do any longer. Have visited Door County in Wisconsin many times. Beautiful country state parks; hiking, biking etc.
Have a hard time walking let alone biking. After 5-10 minutes I need to take a break. New neurologist tells me the exhaustion and fatigue is not due to PN which really surprised me. After all it only made sense that with legs feeling heavy, tired, stiff, sore that fatigue would be caused by that.
So still investigating what’s going on. Had an appt. today with pulmonologist who basically said the heart and lungs looked ok but had some ideas to check out. Have appt. With cardiologist coming up.
I live across from the forest. Lots,of trees here. Reminds me of Door County. I’ll try to send a pic. Thanks for your response.
David (the pic,is,of pond and waterfall, forest on other side).
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this is going to sound a bit weird, but, here goes. For several months, when i walked simply from a parking lot, into the store, and i did park sort as far away as i could, to make me walk, but even that short distance, when i was 1/2 way to the store, i was huffin and puffin, and felt like shortness of breath. This was going on for may months. I didn't worry tooooo much, because, my daily activities is mainly sitting down, playing cards in a rec center. BUT.........one day, i had to have an ultrasound. It took about 20 or more minutes to do. The gal, had me breathe as deep as i could and HOLD my breath , she always said, ok , you can breathe, which was right up to the point where i would have had to , with, or without her permission. She had to turn me on my sides, and i had many many minutes of holding my breathe. Strange part............when i got out of there, i noticed immediately, that my breathing was better, and i was able to walk farther without huffin and puffin. so for a few days, before starting my day, i did the hold your breathe, altho, i did not do it for 20 minutes. But i would take maybe 6 or 7 deep breathes and hold . Since then, i haven't felt that heavy feeling in my chest. Ok, granted, this is not going to cure a medical problem, but, it did help my heavy chest feeling of being tired from walking just a short distance. My thoughts, if it might help even a tiny tiny bit, for someone..........then maybe this silly little thing, of holding your breathe, will be helpful to someone. Nice thing, no needles, no drugs, and if it doesn't work for you.........it was easy enough to try. I understand there are medical problems with lungs, etc., that this will most likely not help. But, this simple little thing might help someone, and is so simple you could try it right now, while you are reading these comments on this website..........
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I have the same issues as you with your feet. Have you ever had COVID? My issues with SFPN seemed to have increased since I had it. I’m really thinking my worsening symptoms of fatigue and shortness of breath are after effects of having COVID for the first time. There’s no blood test to determine an answer, but I seriously think I have chronic fatigue syndrome as a result. That along with SFPN leave me with very little energy.