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Originally Posted by cricket001
Hi. I am also in the MG forum.
I have just been diagnosed with perpheral neuropathy in my legs. I have numbness in my calves, ankles, and feet. My EMG was abnormal but they did another test with about 10 Blood pressure cuffs...and it was normal...but..my lovely toes turn a lovely shade of blue when I sit too long  .....and I have been stumbling and falling...my ankel turns easy... I do not have diabetes or a family hx of it..and I do not drink or smoke....
However, I have had a hx of graves disease...but it is resolved..(or I was told it was resolved)...because all of my thyroid levels are all within normal limits....except for my thyroid antibiodies are high...so now...I am scheduled for a thyroid uptake scan and a thyroid ultrasound....
So my question....does all this tie together.....I was diagnosed with MG....but my neuro thinks the neuropathy and thyroid problems are a separate issue....I am only 37...and healthy...(i thought...)
Has anyone had these symptoms?? What could this be?? neuropathy and thyroid antibiodies.....  |
Hi Cricket... You can come to our PN forum and post there too.
But I have an observation for you. Some people with autoimmune issues have Gluten intolerance/Celiac. They may have thyroid issues as well. I recall one poster who had PN which resolved on the gluten free diet.
So you might want to visit the gluten forum here and read the stickies.
People who are reacting to the gluten peptide (gliadin) may have a damaged lining in the intestine where nutrients are normally absorbed. This leads to low levels of some nutrients like B12 especially which then result in neurological deficits.
This is called malabsorption. And it can be corrected by avoiding gluten containing foods, so the intestine can heal.
So please take a look. Glenntaj and Darlindeb both post on both forums here.
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