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Old 01-26-2007, 07:29 AM #6
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Default Hi Jonathan--

--and yes, you're definitely in a lousy situation, between diabetes and chemo, both well known neuropathy causes.

The ray of hope you may have is that in both cases, time, exercise, weight loss, circulation improvement, good supplementation, etc., can help considerably. Diabetic neuropathy can improve if the ischemic damage is stopped through good blood sugar control, and chemo-induced neuropathy often improves once chemo is finished. Problem is, nerve improvement takes a long time--a VERY long time--MUCH longer than it takes to damage them. But, if one is experiencing improvement, it may continue for years--not dramatically, but in tiny increments that may only be noticed in a long term prespective, and with a lot of daily ups and downs. (A number of people keep symptoms diaries, and report that they only notice the improvement when looking over months worth of entries or longer.)

Can you tell us what type of neuropathy symptoms meds (anti-convulsants, anti-depresssants, opiods or analogues) and/or supplements you're on, and more about the timeline of your symptoms and conditions? Many will make suggestions, I'm sure.

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