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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Chesapeake Bay, Land O' Pleasant Livin'
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Chesapeake Bay, Land O' Pleasant Livin'
Posts: 1,660
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In all honesty, all either will do is tell you that existing skin has DEAD NERVES. It can prove your case for some things? But, it really will not change one whit how you are treated, nor how well.
J,
I have to add something here that sorta clashes with your opinion.
My neuro ( @ Hopkins) had me have a skin punch biopsy done. When the results came back, he was able to determine that my body was still growing nerve cells.
The problem was that the destruction rate of my PN was greater than the re-growth rate.
This led to a Dx of trying to halt progression or at least try to slow it down to the point where my normal nerve cell growth could try to make repairs.
At the very least, so that no additional damage was done.
A recent EMG & NVCT confirmed the fact that my present state is not significantly worse than my test results of 4 years ago.
Progression has been slowed to a crawl.
This is not as cut and dried a result as you state- just confirmation of dead nerves.
The skin punch biopsy test can be very helpful diagnostically, and in treatment thereafter. (if done in/by a qualified research center, and results analyzed by a specialist knowledgeable enough)
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Bob B
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