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Originally Posted by glenntaj
--in etiology, progression, and distribution beyond the usual "glove and stocking" (feet/leg/hand) pattern that newbie medical students learn as "typical" it's very difficult to comment on any of this yet.
Shooting pains are common, and often represent some sort of ongoing nerve assault. Of course, so does burning, tinlging, and a lot of other parasthetic sensations. Numbness tends to represent a more advanced stage, when nerves stop sending signals.
What kind of testing have you so far, in detail? It's been the expereience of many here that unless one lucks out and gets to a neuropathy specialist early, many neurologists think in a very limited way as to testing, part of the reasoning behind the Liza Jane spreadsheets:
These are as comprehesive a listing of tests for neural symptoms we could come up with, and the spreadsheet format allows one to track results over time (and suggest further avenues to doctors).
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hello everybody
this is my first post, sorry jump like this. im really intrigued about your post Glenn. as most of PNers, i have lack of knowlegde about my own medical condition, and unfortunately the doctors here doesnt help me (im in UK). im so thankful for all the posts here. i've been follow advices and get inspiration from you.
i have PN for 3 years now after a car accident, had hip dislocation, damaging my peroneal (i think),!!! i never saw a neurologist!!!, just doctors from pain management, nerve conduction tests and ortopedists. they didnt give me a clear explanation about PN, its been long time since my last appointment. i feel like they put me on the corner, like "theres nothing we can do, so keep taking your painkillers".
since them my foot has improved, i dont get the same pain as before. today is mainly stiffness, numbness and swing temperature, most of time is ice cold. so would you say that my nerve stop send signals? is that means the nerve is "dead"? could someone please tell me more about those stages? or tell me where can i read accurate information about it.
thank you so much for your time and help in advance.