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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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Hey there franklin
My foot/ankle dr actually did my skin punch biopsy. When I went for the results (he uses Bako Pathology Services) he went into all the explanation about their scale before telling me my results. Bako uses 1 thru 15 he said. 15 being the best and usually what a teenager would score. He said 4 to 7 he could work with in trying to regenerate nerves but anything lower he could not.
He then told me my scores.....both punches taken right above the ankle on my right leg.
0.00 Fibers/mm
0.06 Fibers/mm
He said there was nothing that could be done for me and since I was in so much pain I needed to go see a pain mgmt. dr.
The comments on the report say:
The utter absence of fibers following immumohistochemical analysis using anti-PGP 9.5 antibodies is indicative of advanced small fiber neuropathy
Epidermis essentially devoid of fibers
I cried...not because of the results....but because I finally had a dx.
After 3 dr's advised me for over a year to go seek a pain mgmt. dr I did. I've been with him for a year now.
Take care.
Debi from Georgia
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