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Shingrix and peripheral neuropathy

Neuropathy | Last Active: Mar 12 1:36pm | Replies (530)

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@pippy023

Hello,
I also developed PN after the Covid vaccine but when I asked several of my doctors including my neurologist if it could be due to the Covid Vaccine, they could not give me that answer. May I asked if your doctor came to this conclusion that you developed sensory and motor peripheral neuropathy due to the Covid vaccine or was the diagnosis made by process of elimination. How did the doctor reach that diagnosis?

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One clue was the temporal association; my neurological symptoms began within 2 weeks of the Covid vaccine. The rapid onset of peripheral neuropathy in a healthy, active person was fairly unusual. Some symptoms were unusual, e.g. the extreme aggravation of the nerve pain and numbness in my feet and calves when in a seated position. My initial EMG was normal and then the EMG rapidly deteriorated at the same time that my ANA titer increased 4-fold while my neurological symptoms were peaking. This finding indicates an autoimmune attack on my nerves most likely provoked by the vaccine. My sweat test for small-fiber neuropathy showed mild SFN damage over my entire body, which is also atypical in length-dependent peripheral neuropathy. In addition, most vaccine-injured people have roughly the same timeline with symptoms peaking at 8-9 months and then slowly improving. The strongest evidence is my continued, slow improvement after stopping the vaccines. For example, I lost my knee and ankle reflexes. At 2 years, my knee reflexes have returned, which is rare. Although there is no direct test that can prove I am vaccine-injured (except perhaps sending blood to Germany to measure spike protein levels), the combined indirect evidence is convincing.