Good evening @kle and welcome to Connect. Your description of your medical issues is quite extensive. Tonight I would like to respond to your question about the SFN skin biopsy. Once you have the results from this test, you will be able to work with your neuropathy specialist to begin treatment.

The skin biopsy takes about 3 minutes. It is done on an ankle and you can barely feel it. The sample is then sent to a specialty clinic for diagnosis. Mine was sent to Texas. The results were definitive and helped my Neurologist plan my treatment program. Knowledge is always power and you will know where you stand. With the positive results, we were able to zero in on the cause and that is "trauma". Too many accidents....falling off horses and being jumped on from a raft. I was rear-ended several times on the freeway and am paying dearly for the damage that was done. And...too many surgeries. At this point at least 14 orthopedic surgical episodes starting at age 13. I am now 81 and know what it feels like to have developed a long history. No wonder my nerves are insufficient. Remember that nerve regeneration takes a long time.

Good luck to you and don't worry about the test itself. It will be over quickly. As far as healing, I think I wore a band aid for a couple. of days.

May you be safe and protected from inner and outer harm.
Chris