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Old 03-01-2017, 08:33 AM
Okone1 Okone1 is offline
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Hi, just thought I would check in. I can't believe my first post in this thread was back in 2014 and I was only at 209 days! I'm now at 1,252! My neuropathy didn't improve and I will be doing a trial with a spinal cord stimulator in hopes of obtaining some relief. I'm going to do a trial with the St Jude Proclaim with burst technology that has shown positive results with neuropathy. Also, I have learned that Cipro, a strong antibiotic in the fluoroquinolone class may have contributed. My feet were ok until I was hospitalized for pancreatitis. I was in ICU for 7 days and hospital for 15. When I got out my feet were awful and I could hardly walk. It was always considered alcoholic neuropathy and I believe alcohol made me more susceptible to the effects of the antibiotics. A perfect storm so to speak. I was curious if anyone else has seen a link of alcohol, fluoroquinolone antibiotics and peripheral neuropathy? This could be why my condition is severe (large fiber) and did not or will not improve. I know alcohol can only make it worse and I can honestly say I am really enjoying life alcohol free! My wife also quit and our restaurant bills are about half now!
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