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Originally Posted by lostbuthopeful
I have had severe neuropathy (no pain, just numbness) for over a year. It was mild and tolerable, but I had IVIG done anyway. Less than a month later, I got pregnant, and it got terrible. My feet, hands, neck, head, arms, back, etc. Around the same time as the IVIG, I was also diagnosed celiac. My neuropathy has never gotten better, my son is 9 months old. What would make it get so drastically worse in that short time frame? I also have not had a menstrual cycle since.I feel I am at the mercy of my neurologist who seems utterly stumped. Any ideas??
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Sometimes when women get pregnant, there can be a shift in thyroid function. I think this is what happened to me. During and after my pregnancy I had severe problems with my hands.
My blood work was sort of normal... but I developed a goiter, and then went to a specialist who ordered a technicium uptake (radioactive) which showed my left lobe was not working.
After getting the proper replacement my feet (which were numb by then) and my hands improved dramatically.
No periods? That suggests an endocrine hormone problem too.
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