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Originally Posted by mrsD
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Do you recall what you were doing when the first symptoms appeared? Were you exposed to drugs, toxins like solvents or heavy metals, vaccines, things like that? Were you ill with
a serious virus or infection, and did you use antibiotics for it?
Do you wear dry cleaned clothes often?
Do your symptoms ever seem better one day, and worse the next?
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My in-town neuroglogist seems to be barking up the tree of central pain sensitization syndrome. I have read about RSD and don't seem to be progressing through those stages.
Among many articles on SFN I think this one seems to gel with my symptoms the best. I cannot post a link but googling "ildcare chapter 3 small fiber neuropathy" will bring up the PDF
When it started I was on multiple rheumatologic meds for arthritis including a TNF-a inhibitor. I stopped all of those meds immediately. All neurologists seem to agree that if it were toxic it would not continue to be progressive 2 years later. The arthritis I was being treated for is not associated with neuropathy. I was tried on IVIG for the neuropathy. It seemed to provide about a week of relief after all but a few infusions but my neurologist did not regard this as significant and decided my neuropathy is not immune mediated because of this.