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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Georgia
Posts: 905
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Georgia
Posts: 905
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Welcome Lars :)
I'm so sorry you are having to deal with this.
My name is Debi and I live in Georgia. I'm almost 53 and due to a rare uterine cancer had a chemo combo of taxol/carbo from Dec 2012 to March 2013. A month after chemo ended I could barely walk. My initial visit to my PCP shocked me to the bone. PN.....from diabetes/chemo.
At that time I had no experience with PN nor chemo. Much later I realized why my onco would ask questions about numbness prior to each chemo treatment and why he lowered my taxol on my 3rd treatment due to me advising I was having numbness in my feet and hands. Nothing serious I thought at the time.
Fast forward to now, I have been dx'd with severe small fiber neuropathy. I had no A and C fibers left in my feet at the time of biopsy. At the time of the biopsy I had only heard the words "small fiber neuropathy" a month prior.
I was unable to take Cymbalta or lyrica due to side effects. I am on 1800 mgs/day of gabapentin, a 15mcg/hr BuTrans pain patch and use up to 3 Percocet a day (10-325) and I still am unable to routinely cook, clean, drive or grocery shop. I finally saw a pain mgmt. dr last Sept and am now under their care. My nerves will not heal but yours may.
I do know damaged nerves can heal over time. I know that because of these wonderful people on NT. I am sure others will come along and give you helpful hints and ask for more details from you.
Please keep us posted.....we care 
Debi from Georgia
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