I was the caretaker of my 85 year old Mother and now find myself in a bad spot because her home is full of items that will need to be sold since I can no longer take care of the property.

I have a garage full of tools, ladders, saws, etc. that I will likely never be able to use again since I have in the last 3 months developed PN in my hands, forearms, feet, lower legs and thighs. I'm wondering if any of you have any experience selling items by hiring a co. to handle it all? I don't have many friends that I can ask that would help so I'm looking for professional sources. I live in NY.

It becomes a bit overwhelming when I think of all the simple things that I can no longer do physically.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks....

Cliffman

Maybe an auction? I'm not familiar with them at all other than they will take part of the proceeds as payment. Couldn't hurt to call them and see what they say.

Sorry, I'm not much help...

Ken

Just a suggestion - do you have something like a community "Men's Shed" in your area? You could ask them if they might be willing to do the selling on your behalf in exchange for a donation of some of the tools or a portion of the proceeds.

if you only have this for three months, i would concentrate on healing. if you know the cause, work on that if its possible. take vitamins and supplements that will aid in providing the optimal conditions to heal your peripheral nerves. the earlier you do everything you can to reverse it the better the chance of actually being able to do it. by the time most of us find out what is happening to us a lot of damage has already been done.
try to keep a positive attitude and dont give up. depending on your cause, you may be able to slow the progression down, stop it, or even reverse it. there have been success stories here in the past.

Thank for your the encouraging words. I don't know the cause but I did get the results of the small fiber neuropathy skin biopsy the other day, it came back positive. I suppose there is no reversal once the nerves are that damaged?

I find it very odd that this all started only several days after having the 2nd set of stents put in my heart. That said, in many instances I guess there is no rhyme nor reason why anyone gets this disease, at least not one that the doctors ever find.

Cliffman

I see evidence of trauma induced Neuropathy. I'm no Dr. but if it waddles side to side and quacks and water pours off its back? I'm just saying. Good Luck, Ken in Texas.

I agree Ken...I think something went wrong during the second set of stents. I did bleed from the femoral artery right after surgery and they put a lot of pressure on it for over 25 minutes. That said, they claim it would have only caused damage to the nerve in that leg. My neuopathy started in my left hand and spread to the right hand before going to the legs several weeks later. They either did damage that was covered up or they didn't know about it. Lastly, it was just not related to the stent operation at all. I guess no one will ever be able to answer that question.

Be well....

Cliffman