Hello to all of you.
I am new to this forum. I apologize if this topic has been covered previously.
I am a 74 y/o male diagnosed with idiopathic small fiber PN (proven by skin biopsy) about 2 years ago, although in retrospect the symptoms have been present for a longer time. At around the same time I was diagnosed with a very slow growing abdominal B-cell lymphoma, which was resected. No chemo, and no recurrence so far.
I have used alcohol in moderately large amounts (3-4 drinks daily) for many years. No binge drinking, no drinking alone, no physical findings (liver damage, etc.)
At least one of my many doctors thinks the PN is caused by the drinking. Others, including the head of the department at my local university, disagree. As a trial, I stopped drinking entirely for 3 months, but the PN kept on getting worse, so I assumed the alcohol was not the cause.
Does anybody have any thoughts on this subject? In particular, thoughts on causation or not, time it takes for healing after stopping drinking, etc.
I have resumed drinking, but down to 2 or 3 drinks per evening.
Thanks in advance for your comments.