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Old 11-10-2015, 06:31 AM #12
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Originally Posted by janieg View Post
I have full body neuropathy as well, and it did progress relatively rapidly over a few months. It did stabilize, though, and eventually improved in some regards.

This was something I read that kind of made me feel better that no cause could be found. Kind of.

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/neuro...europathy.html

Small Fiber Sensory Neuropathy

Small fiber sensory neuropathy (SFSN) is a disorder in which only the small sensory cutaneous nerves are affected. The majority of patients experience sensory disturbances that start in the feet and progress upwards. These patients have what is called a length-dependent SFSN. This type of SFSN is often due to diabetes or impaired glucose metabolism (i.e. early or pre-diabetic state) and may progress to typical diabetic polyneuropathy.However, in a significant percentage of patients, no underlying etiology is found and the patients have idiopathic SFSN. A small percentage of patients with SFSN experience sub-acute onset sensory disturbances diffusely over the whole body, including the trunk and sometimes even the face. These patients have non-length-dependent SFSN and almost all cases are idiopathic.
Interesting because my pain started in the hands and not the feet but I did read it can start that way as well. I was pre-diabetic for several years prior to the heart attack but the endocrinologist said my levels were not that high or for long enough to cause SFN. Of course she could be wrong. I would hate to think I could have avoided this had I done more to bring my glucose levels lower.

Were you pre-diabetic before gettting SFSN?

Hope you find some relief.....

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