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Originally Posted by Beachbum65
I have been looking online for a good Hospital but I see so much info,just wondering if anybody has tried this route? As it seems other organs are being attacked now heart and/or liver. My Neuro told me he could send me to the Mayo Clinic but they would do the same thing he is doing now so I just don't know what to do. Pain is so bad I thought about going to the hospital here but figured they would think I was just another drug seeker. Thank you!
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Other than an assisted living; nursing home, I would doubt if you would be hospitalized for PN. While painful; PN not usually life threatening.
You are right; Mayo will only do additonal testing. There does not seem to be any cure for PN, other than treating the pain. So whatever type you have, for the most part, does not matter.
I saw on another thread, you are also dealing with edema. Alcohol/beer will only increase edema so best to use as little, if any, as possible. Edema can also be a side effect of Lyrica. There have been some on NT that found it necessary to stop using it.
I have been taking either Lasix or Spironlactone (water pill) daily for the past
five years. It does keep the swelling in my feet, ankles and legs down a bit. If I stop taking them; I start to swell again. I have had tests to check if it due to heart problems, etc.; but it is not. I guess possibly another part of PN and side effects. Since I have stasis dermatatis of the feet, ankles and to the knees; compressions stocking only make the Stasis and PN more painful. Elevating the feet as much as possible does help a bit.
Take care,
Gerry