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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Jackson, TN
Posts: 242
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Jackson, TN
Posts: 242
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After 21 years and a gazillion tests I am still idiopathic. And no, I am not diabetic or near-diabetic. They can find no reason for my PN and I no longer care. The untreated pain is severe but for the past 7 years I get good relief using Fentanyl patches (125mcg/h) changing them every 48 hrs - this reduces my pain down to a rough 2 to 4 on the Mankoski scale. (And I don't want to think about those first 14 years - causes an urge to kill.)
I've learned to pretty much ignore these lower levels of pain as well as the numbness, pins & needles, and all the other PN symptoms. I continue to walk a mile or two daily and still drive my car w/o incident. Next month I'll be 77 so expect to stay this way till the end barring a miracle for which I'm not holding my breath. I thoroughly enjoy life and never feel sorry for myself: I have PN but PN does not have me. GO PNers!!!
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