Dr. Smith:
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We must use common sense and caution because there's so much snake oil and hooey floating around out there, and no end to the charlatans eager to take our money.
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Yep! I agree. And as you also mentioned, what works for one person's PN may make another person's worse. So even personal advice from sensible, experienced people should be checked against one's own symptoms and experience.
For example, Zorrro13 wrote:
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I went to a few party's and participated in the holiday festivities including alcohol which for me is big irritant and lights up my PN like a xmas tree right from the very first sip.
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I usually have a couple of glasses of wine in the evening, and it seems not to affect my symptoms. When I stop for a couple of weeks the numbness stays the same -- no decrease. Different response.
And Echos Long Ago wrote:
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my legs feel more numb higher up when i walk or do exercize.
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Again, that's opposite from what I experience.
What appears to be the worst for me is sitting for long periods. Even then -- like on a recent flight from Charlotte to San Francisco -- if I take care to be active before and after sitting I can keep the numbness at "normal" levels.
(I'm the nut in the airport doing toe raises while waiting for my flight...
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It seems like PN is like a set of somewhat related illnesses. It can be so different for different people.