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Old 12-29-2015, 08:48 PM #11
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Has anyone else experienced facial small fibre neuropathy as part of a systemic process? Every health professional I see tells me this must either be psychological or be MS - but I thought this had been ruled out by the paired O bands and brain MRI a year ago had ruled this out?
Next to legs and feet, the place I feel the neuropathy the most is in my head...especially the temple region.
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[QUOTE=Littlepaw;1190671]Hi Mat,

Morton's neuroma are not a true neuroma but a swelling of an intertarsal nerve and thickening of the tissue around it. This is usually from a mechanical cause. True neuromas and neuroma-in-continuity are different. Nerve tumors such as schwanomma are different still.

I'm not saying you shouldn't get an MRI but maybe rest easy that your feet are not necessarily an indicator of a systemic problem.

Sadly, I had to learn a lot about these guys after having a true neuroma form after a nerve injury. [/

Thanks for this information. I would never have made the connection between what's been going on in my face for about a year and my Morton's neuromas in my feet but for the term neuroma. However my podiatrist did tell me that my MNs were very different to the run of the mill because they are worse during the night and are unaffected by footwear and not painful - just numb and they twitch or sometimes vibrate. He felt that in my case these mortons neuromas could be part of a systemic or neurological disease rather than anything mechanical.
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Next to legs and feet, the place I feel the neuropathy the most is in my head...especially the temple region.
I'm sorry you have this horrible symptom in your temples. But I'm guessing that in your case you think this relates to pre diabetes as an early symptom? I am not diabetic although many of my symptoms and signs prompt healthcare professionals to ask me if I am.
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On this BP issue and when I was struggling about 10 yrs ago with this "high" BP issue -- I was checking out everything...including the works of Weston Price Foundation.

In this article, it's said that 30+ yrs ago doctors were taught in medical school that satisfactory BP was 100 plus a person's age over 90, etc. So IF this is true, I would be ok with 177/90....

Every time I go to the doctor's office, it goes UP....white coat I know. A friend from Canada says when she goes to her doc, they do about 5 readings before she leaves the office. Doctors here don't take time to do more readings as a rule and go to the high BP mantra. I think my doctor last month did 2 readings.

BP is constantly changing, every second of the day..thoughts, talking, dreaming etc etc

In meditation it goes nice and low. Some may want to read this from Weston Price:

http://www.westonaprice.org/modern-d...ehypertension/

I like Dr. Sinatra's recommendations for healthy heart:

COQ10, LCarnitine, Magnesium and DRibose...I take all except Carnitine.

I've been on Atenolol and Hydrochlorizide and in the last year Norvasac generic which caused major edema which I got rid of.

But I don't know IF I really really need BP meds. I went thru the BP reading at home for a few years and got so tired of it all...documenting when, what I ate, what I drank etc and the readings.....
It's hard to know isn't it because there's so much contradictory information and taking readings oneself can just make a person paranoid I feel. If I could be in a perpetual state of medication I could get it down. I know this because I've done it. But I'm more often in a state of anxiety than calm in reality so I think it's pragmatic to take into account our dispositions when assessing our risk factor.
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It's hard to know isn't it because there's so much contradictory information and taking readings oneself can just make a person paranoid I feel. If I could be in a perpetual state of medication I could get it down. I know this because I've done it. But I'm more often in a state of anxiety than calm in reality so I think it's pragmatic to take into account our dispositions when assessing our risk factor.
Oops meant meditation not medication! A permanent zen-like state would be great.
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