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Originally Posted by Leslie
These drs. make me so stinking mad....why won't they take the time to figure out what is wrong with us?? My doc said that there are 100 possible causes for PN and we may never know the cause. So, I said "well let's start testing"... I have paid into an insurance plan for 25 years (this is the first time I have been sick) so it's high time I got my moneys worth.
So, we'll see just how far my doc will go...probably not much farther.
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It is important to understand the "cause"
1) if a toxin --you can remove it from your environment so further damage does not result
2) if autoimmune-- you can be treated with IVIG or immunosuppressants
3) if a drug like statins/fluroquinolone antibiotics you need to stop the drug
4) if due to mito damage (some drugs cause this--AIDs drugs and chemo), acetyl carnitine may reverse it.
5) Gluten intolerance? --go gluten free
6) diabetic, prediabetic?-- diet and treatment may reverse it
7) nutritional deficiencies? --B12, thiamine, omega 3s, etc will reverse it.
8) thyroid disease-- can be treated
9) post viral syndromes
These are just the most common. Hereditary issues also can be present as well as the difficult amyloidosis.
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