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Originally Posted by raganp
I am new to the group because I need answers. A couple years ago I lost feeling in my left foot up to my knee. I had numerous tests done with an EMG and an autonomic reflex test showing abnormal results. i was diagnosed with idiopathic small fiber neuropathy. Since then, the nerve damage has gone into my right leg and foot, arms, and hands. Everything will either be numb completely, pins/needles, achy, sharp pains, electric feeling, itchy, and sensitive to the touch. Over the past week and a half however, I have had bad chest pains where it is difficult to breathe. I went to the ER and had an EKG done. They found that my heart rate is low and my breathing is slow. Is this pain related to SFN?
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Hi. I just saw this and another post regarding iron deficiency. I had iron deficiency with autonomic involvement and it was not addressed properly. I also have changes with heart rate, slow breathing, and chest pains. Sometimes my ekgs were ok and sometimes abnormal.
I eventually asked for iron infusions to correct the deficiency and my autonomic symptoms improved and chest pains went away completely. I asked my primary, who contacted a hematologist who was willing to give weekly infusions.
There is not much awareness about autonomic involvement with iron deficiency. I don't think there are enough studies. Here is one of the few I found.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17660705