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Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 22
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 22
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Thanks for all your kind advise.
I am 44 years of age and have had a very active life in sports, but also on the social side and this is why I mentioned alcohol. I have been given the electrical tests and they came up positive after complaining about the bad sensations I was having in my feet. True enough I was found to have a mild neuropathy. However, the Dr's were interested as my father is a 10-15 year sufferer of PN. But they found no connection between the two of us through blood tests taken. Which was a surprise. I am still awaiting other results like B12. The decision on stopping alcohol and other things on my list in my action plan are all my idea as I want to test to see if my symptoms can be reduced or at least slowed down.
My main question that I feel no one can really help me with is how much time to I have? My work requires me to be on my feet as I am a professional soccer coach. Will I be able to continue with this? If not am I doing damage to them now by still working and occasionally running and demonstrating. Even though recently I have slowed right down and try and Direct more and have others do the work for me. It may be better just to change my approach to my work. I guess the next stage is to go to complete management where all I do is talk and not deliver.
No one knows in my work that I have this condition. I am trying to hide it.
Kitt. What else can one take other than Gabapentin for the fuzzing in the feet? If I do go up to 1800 mg will my fuzzing just stop, but then have many side effects?
Wow so many questions Kitt. Thanks again for talking to me. I hope you are OK and finding a way?
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