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Anyone here dealing with peripheral neuropathy?
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Dear John, I am very glad you don't have too painful of symptoms, I am sure the ones you have are no fun and chronic. Still they are classified as pain. Try the Saran Wrap, it even gets rid of my numbness. sometimes all you want is a little respite. I don't leave it on too long as im not sure it is good in the long haul. I wrap mine loosely. it is wet underneath when I take it off. My theory in a for pay medical system the doctors will operate because they can and make good money doing it. In Canada where most is universal the doctors get paid anyways so don't need to schedule expensive, painful. and sometimes useless operation. Our problem is long waiting lists and not enough gps., The government is trying to change that..Also a lot of people rely on pharmaceuticals solely. Needed sometimes. I was depressed and anxious in my lifetime. I am 70 now and recovered from all of those. Sometimes with pills and therapy sometimes just talk therapy. You have to do the work in my opinion or you are dealing with illness your whole life. very sad and exhausting. As you can tell I am passionate about my search. I realize this and that we all have to find what works for us. I never try to tell others what they should do and just tell of my own experiences. Thanks to all who are in Pain. It will change. W.
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Recently there was talk of using Saran Wrap on your feet. I can’t find that thread and want to know how long they kept the wrap on.
Charley, thanks for the info. How long do you keep the wrap on or do you do this everlasting times a day..
I just saw an interesting article that I thought I would share with the group.
Home Remedies: How a healthy diet can help manage pain:
-- https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/home-remedies-how-a-healthy-diet-can-help-manage-pain/
John
Hi John, thanks for your reply. Does it have to be the Saran Wrap Brand? or will just any plastic wrap work that you know of. Or is it like Band-Aids that apply to any brand???? We may have to wait for some feed back from someone who has tried other brands! @ gailfaith.
Hi @gailfaith -- I haven't tried the Saran Wrap yet but I'm sure any brand will work. There are several "clingy" brands which is a property I think they all share. I think @charly originally shared this treatment tip.
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Hi @rpierro -- Thank you for sharing. I'm with you. I think nutrition plays a big part in a lot of autoimmune diseases. I got started on my journey with eating better when I found a book by Dr Terry Wahls - The Wahls Protocol. She has an amazing story of how she did her own research in her MS disease to come up with cellular level nutrition (my words) that helped eliminate a lot of the symptoms of MS. She went from a wheel chair to riding a bicycle in a year or so - https://terrywahls.com/about/about-terry-wahls/. Of course she is selling a product but she does a lot of TED Talks and helps a lot of people. Just do a Google search on her name and YouTube and you will find a lot of informative videos.
I haven't stopped eating meat but I have pretty much focused more on poultry and I eat a lot less red meat. I also only have meat 2 or 3 times a week for the most part. I try to eat more veggies than fruit but that can be a struggle for me ☺ I too consider myself lucky in that I've never had the pain with my PN that others have. It does sometimes feeling like a burning sensation in the feet but that's not very often.
John