Thread: Thermal threshold testing
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Old 11-12-2008, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by gaz_gtr View Post
Has anybody had this, and is it a reliable indicitor for SFN?

I have a host of SFN-like symptoms which are slowly but surely getting worse. Had two NCV/EMG tests and a fair amount of other tests, all negative. I do have quite severe auto-immune hypothyroidism which I'm being treated for but I'm still not stablilised on a dose.

Anyway, I had requested a skin biopsy but getting one of those is virtually impossible here in the UK, so instead they're giving me thermal threshold testing - which in itself was pretty difficult to get. Am I finally going to get some sort of neuropathy diagnosis?
Yes, i have had that test & it did confirm small fibre damage for me, at that time the symptoms were mild compared to later on when it really got a lot worse, doesn't seem to work for everyone though.

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