Thanks, I have seen the "butter" / spread and the peanutbutter in stores around here, I will try them out. I also have a jar of fish oil caps, that I give to one of my dogs for his skin problems / allergies. I havent been taking it myself, but I will start. I also ordered some more online, as well as:


CAL-MAG CHELATED



VITAMIN D (D-3) 2000 IU



METHYLCOBALAMIN VITAMIN B-12 1000 mcg



CO Q-10 plus L-CARNITINE 50/100 mg


... hopefully that will give me a decent start on the supplements. I think I will try that along with trying to live without the ibuprofen, cutting back on the alcohol intake, investigating diet changes, asking my foot doc to have a go with the Neurontin (gabapentin), looking into the magnets and patches, trying to get a vitamin chart (or whatever the test is called), and take it from there .... maybe adding one piece at a time would be a good idea though, huh (so I can tell better what is working, or what isnt), or should I jsut shoot the moon and go for broke ? Thanks again for all the tips.

This is a good start. The CoQ10 and carnitine may be too low a dose to see results. But none of your list is "harmful" in any way at this point. One thing about food is that certain additives like MSG can over excite nerves and give lots of problems. So with your dietary attention, avoid the MSG (monosodium glutamate) as much as possible. Also do not overdo on salt. When you start
Neurontin, there may be fluid retention, and eating salty foods (which are common in most restaurants) can make that more likely.

There is a guy who writes books, and publishes on Yahoo...
various lists of terrible restaurant food choices. Eat this and Not That is his moniker.

This is the website he is featured on:
eatthis.menshealth.com/
I cannot get this to load for me...I've had some computer DSL problems this weekend. But when that site is available check him out. He will explain why certain things are unhealthy, and then give you an example of what instead is similar and better.
Your library, may have his books too. And he has been a guest on Rachel Ray's show. I think he is very good for showing how you can eat tasty stuff and avoid the pitfalls of unhealthy food.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Eat.../9781594868542

So keep us up to date on your progress!

Here's a good web site for the second part of that concept!

And welcome, dogz! Glad that you've found us.

I need some Maalox after viewing that list!

Do people actually EAT that stuff or was it for "fun"? I am one of those people who don't eat dessert typically... I think some ice cream in hot summer now and then is totally decadent!

Hahaha mrsD...I think it's for fun. It's not just dessets, and they update it almost daily. I can't help myself--I have to look.

My all-time favorite was the one in which someone built a Rubic's cube about 1 ft. x 1 ft. out of cubes of deli meats and cheeses. Oh, and "The Porkinator", which was a scultpture of a pig made out of various porcine products.

HOw many of the 'stickies' have you read? Try this one on for size, then the next....
1 -http://www.aafp.org/afp/980215ap/poncelet.html
READ the whole thing.....
2 - http://www.neuroexam.com/content.php?p=2
Read the whole thing....
3- http://neuromuscular.wustl.edu/alfindex.htm
TRY and read the whole thing! Then sort out what your test results say to what you mite have? Or, even IF you've had enough tests to truly diagnose you?
Nothing is cheaper [tho time consuming?] than second opinions! I have had many for many different issues, and they HAVE SAVED MY LIFE! I've one of the less 'common' immune-related neuropathies, tho..it mite have been related to a cancer 'hatching' and diagnosed 18 months after I'd gotten diagnosed with the immune PN... Not one doc has connected the two? Because tests weren't done at a key time during the PN diagnosis. No matter. Treatment for me is still the same either way. But for you? I don't think you have been fully tested out yet! Even so? You still have to live with it all and the consequences! GO forth! Get tested, Be brave, Make the time for these appointments! Get to know WHAT you mite or mite not be dealing with! Go fight it all and face it all with a vengeance. You must do this now, when you can and while you can. I can't say this more emphatically.
I wasn't working [could not?] during my diagnosis, my exhaustion after each effort allowed me to 'pace' two doc appointments/tests a week. It'd take me three days to recover from one to get to the next. Soo, I'm essentially saying? Go and get revenge and prove to those docs YOU have a PROBLEM!
It IS exhausting, but worth it! 's and HOPE for sure! - j