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At one of our meetings for the Minnesota Neuropathy Association before it disbanded we had a...
of our meetings for the Minnesota Neuropathy ... you live long enough everyone gets neuropathy ... the term idiopathic came about for diagnosing ... neuropathy - from the idiot neurologist ... who diagnosed it.
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: May 7, 2021
Hi @gelda, I wonder if the following might be helpful. Skin punch biopsy is the gold...
punch biopsy is the gold standard for diagnosing ... neuropathy from what I've read ... tests to determine medical causes of neuropathy ... as related lab tests used to help diagnose ... neuropathy and identify the cause.&
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Oct 8, 2021
Thought you might enjoy this post I made a few years ago in another discussion about...
another discussion about idiopathic diagnosis ... of our meetings for the Minnesota Neuropathy ... you live long enough everyone gets neuropathy ... neuropathy – from the idiot neurologist ... who diagnosed it.
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Feb 28, 2023
Can you point to any evidence based information on why you say the skin punch biopsy...
according to many neurologists for diagnosing ... neuropathy. -- 2022 - Role of skin ... punch biopsy in diagnosis of small ... 336;aulast=Narasimhaiah -- 2009 - Diagnosing ... Small Fiber Neuropathy Through the
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Oct 29, 2022
@patriciaschulz1950, I had most of the blood work done along with the nerve conduction test and...
by my Mayo neurologist when I was diagnosed ... considered the gold standard when diagnosing ... here: https://neuropathycommons.org/diagnosis ... /diagnosing-peripheral-neuropathy. ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/skin-biopsy-for-diagnosing-small-fiber-peripheral-neuropathy
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Sep 12, 2023
@johnbluffside - Yes, there are tests for diagnosing neuropathy? Neuropathy Commons has some good information to...
johnbluffside - Yes, there are tests for diagnosing ... neuropathy? ... Neuropathy Commons has some good information ... here - https://neuropathycommons.org/diagnosis ... /diagnosing-peripheral-neuropathy
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jun 24, 2022
Thank you for that. I have not heard about skin biopsies diagnosing neuropathy. I have accompanying...
have not heard about skin biopsies diagnosing ... neuropathy. ... I have accompanying these “neuropathy ... or neuropathy like” symptoms muscular
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Apr 12, 2023
Hello @kle, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @hello2 and others....
I was diagnosed with idiopathic small ... fiber peripheral neuropathy without ... although it is the gold standard for diagnosing ... neuropathy. ... I posted my neuropathy story in another
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: May 26, 2023
Welcome @housewrk, You are not alone wanting to get a better diagnosis and wanting to know...
I was diagnosed with idiopathic small ... fiber peripheral neuropathy at Mayo ... My neurologist also said my neuropathy ... neuropathy that you might want to scan ... search=diagnosing%20neuropathy Did
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: May 11 9:55am
Hi @danmardy44, Welcome to Connect. I think a lot of us have your frustration. When I...
for answers, I joined the Minnesota Neuropathy ... the term idiopathic came about for diagnosing ... neuropathy – from the idiot neurologist ... who diagnosed it. ... diagnosis and symptoms?
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jun 24, 2022
Hello @affliction313, I understand your frustration about getting answers. That's one of the reasons Connect is...
Groups > Neuropathy > Living with Neuropathy ... I don't have any pain with my neuropathy ... anyone-here-dealing-with-peripheral-neuropathy ... is the doctor that specializes in diagnosing ... neuropathy through testing, symptoms
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Feb 7, 2019
Hi Joy @joypalmer1, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @amandajro, @artscaping...
went for 20+ years before getting a diagnosis ... exam by a Mayo neurologist when I was diagnosed ... biopsy which is the gold standard for diagnosing ... neuropathy. ... way I did when I decided to get a diagnosis
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: May 13, 2022
Hi Rose, I don't have any medical training or background but I would be cautious with...
toxicity which can make peripheral neuropathy ... I went to a neuropathy support group ... the term idiopathic came about when diagnosing ... neuropathy? ... from the idiot neurologist making the diagnosis
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Apr 15, 2018
Hi Helen @helennicola, Actually the EMG is one of the tests for diagnosing peripheral neuropathy. I...
Actually the EMG is one of the tests for diagnosing ... peripheral neuropathy. ... damage for 20+ years before seeking a diagnosis ... MRI and EMG then he examined me and diagnosed ... on diagnosing neuropathy and the different
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Apr 25, 2020
Hello @suzva, Welcome to Connect. A neurologist is the type of specialist that normally deals with...
specialist that normally deals with diagnosing ... neuropathy. ... I have never been diagnosed with diabetes ... /neuropathy/causes-neuropathy --- Foundation ... for Peripheral Neuropathy: https://
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Aug 13, 2023
Hi Celia @celia16, Thank you for the private message. I hope you don't mind but I...
was diagnosed. ... conduction test and a physical exam and diagnosed ... 've read the gold standard for diagnosing ... I didn't have for the diagnosis ... are diagnosed.
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jan 14 8:14am
@demeter I have idiopathic small fiber neuropathy (diagnosed with skin punch biopsy) and it started in...
demeter I have idiopathic small fiber neuropathy ... (diagnosed with skin punch biopsy) ... supplements which helps small fiber neuropathy
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jun 12 6:41am
Hi…you probably know this…but the sensations you are having ( if it’s truly neuropathy) would likely...
sensations you are having ( if it’s truly neuropathy ... ) would likely be small fiber neuropathy ... Small fiber neuropathy is diagnosed
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jun 15 12:24pm
Hello @amandayounts14, Welcome to Connect. Thank you for sharing your experience with helping other patients. I...
Neuropathy is definitely strange with ... don't have any real pain with my neuropathy ... for over 20 years before seeking a diagnosis ... Even then after getting a diagnosis ... idiopathic small fiber peripheral neuropathy
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jun 8 7:23am