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Flaming Swords and Fireworks
Have you ever felt like there were flaming swords jabbing up through your feet into your legs 6 or 8 times per second - or...
Support Group: Neuropathy
Last active: Aug 26, 2019
Connection to Epstein Barr Virus or PN as autoimmune disease
I have read about Epstein Barr Virus and some symptoms seem similar to PN, ie pins and needles in feet or hands. Any info about...
Support Group: Neuropathy
Last active: Jun 7 1:22pm
Raynauds Syndrome and Prudential Nerve damage related to Neurology?
I have been treated for Neuropathy in feet and legs using a newer laser treatment to regenerate nerves. Worked while in treatment, pain and throbbing...
Support Group: Neuropathy
Last active: Jul 24, 2023
Anyone using Amitriptyline HCL for Neuropathy instead of Gaba or Lyric
A doctor has prescribed Amitriptyline HCL for my Neurapathy pain in my feet instead of Gaba or Lyrica. Does anyone have any experience with this....
Support Group: Neuropathy
Last active: Dec 6, 2023
I have seen 3 neurologist all have suggested I have physical therapy w
I have seen 3 neurologist all have suggested I have physical therapy for balance, but this has not relieved my numbness in my feet and...
Support Group: Neuropathy
Last active: Sep 25, 2023
Numbness comes and goes
Does anyone have numbness along the calf and ankle on one leg one day and the other another day? I find when I elevate the...
Support Group: Neuropathy
Last active: Jun 16, 2023
SPR Peripheral Nerve Stimulator (SPRINT)
Hi everyone! The Sprint implant was recently recommended my son (17 years old) who suffers from severe pain on the bottoms of both feet from...
Support Group: Neuropathy
Last active: May 24 9:54am
Small Fiber Neuropathy burning?
Hi everyone! I hope you’re all doing well with the quarantine. We are hanging in there!! I have a question about small fiber neuropathy. As...
Support Group: Neuropathy
Last active: 1 day ago
Benedryl effect?
Yesterday morning I could barely stand putting on shoes. Last night I took two benedryl (diphenhydramine) to help fall asleep. This morning my feet, while...
Support Group: Neuropathy
Last active: Mar 7, 2023
Nerve damage and pain that isn’t neuropathy but feels like it.
Hello. For over three years I thought I had diabetic neuropathy. All the signs and symptoms, burning, stinging, numb areas, boring sensation. I was told...
Support Group: Neuropathy
Last active: May 18, 2023
Twitching in upper body (biceps) after axonal, length dependent diagno
Hello, recently diagnosed (Feb 20th) after EMG on left leg with axonal, length-dependent, peripheral neuropathy. Experienced numbness in both feet and twitching in thigh just...
Support Group: Neuropathy
Last active: Mar 10, 2023
Is body pain, dizziness, and acid reflux normal with SFN?
For those of us with SFN, does anyone else experience body pain and dizziness? My understanding is that it is supposed to affect the hands...
Support Group: Neuropathy
Last active: Mar 29, 2022
PN and the problem of a callus on sole of foot.
I have dealt with PN for 3 years or so, but although the PN comes with its own problems; numbness, tingling, and balance, the biggest...
Support Group: Neuropathy
Last active: May 18, 2024
Severe pain in upper inner thigh
I’ve had SFN, i.e. PN in my feet for ~2.5 years, taking Oxycodone and Methadone for severe pain. Yesterday, I had an attack of severe...
Support Group: Neuropathy
Last active: Apr 1, 2022
Is there a way to test neuropathy w/o sticking needles in your veins?
I have neuropathy from Hansen’s Disease (leprosy). It was actually the first symptom for 18 months until others started manifesting in my joints which led...
Support Group: Neuropathy
Last active: Jun 16, 2023
Anyone Tried Frequency Specific Microcurrent Therapy?
I went to Lancaster County Osteopathic and Integrative Health in Gap, PA to see if they could help with my severe neuropathy pain in my...
Support Group: Neuropathy
Last active: Feb 27, 2023
Peripheral neuropathy and sciatica: What helps with the pain?
Hi guys, bear with me...Started out with cramps in shins and feet,then came the numbness, tingling. Hip pain = bursitis, cortisone shot fixed that, but,...
Support Group: Neuropathy
Last active: Mar 11 11:39am
Neuropathy from previous chemo
Hi, I had some long-term neuropathy in my feet before doing a 3 month course (unrelated) of chemo in 2022. I have noticed a slow...
Support Group: Neuropathy
Last active: Mar 30 10:07am
feeling defeated
Hi to all the wonderful folks who keep me encouraged by your courage to keep going.. with no sleep and unrelenting burning pain and cramping...
Support Group: Neuropathy
Last active: Oct 13, 2021
Neuropathy after serious Staph infection in right foot and surgery .
Had serious Staph infection in right foot that required surgery and 2 week hospital stay for PICC line injections of antibiotics. After release from hospital...
Support Group: Neuropathy
Last active: Feb 5, 2024