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Hello all.
I thought I would start an ongoing detail of my journey from beginning to until? I suspect the PN is from moderate/heavy social alcohol use over many years. The first symptom was thumb twitching a year or so ago. Then in early April of this year (2019) after having 10 beers the night before, I awoke to tingling in my left hand. This then progressed to the classic "pins, needles and tingling" in my hands, skin crawling just above my left ankle and light-headedness. I suspected PN from the beginning based on internet searches and dramatically scaled back alcohol use. The diagnosis was confirmed recently by my Neurologist after a EMG test (he said nothing other than "mild neuropathy") . I was in denial at first and tried to just reduce the alcohol consumption significantly, but there has been no noticeable improvement and very slight progression over the past 4 1/2 months. After an appointment with my doctor on Friday, I have decided to get serious about trying to get better (although I know there is no guarantee of this with PN). Detailed below are some details about me and my recovery plan that I will be tracking on the forum. Any other help or recommendations would be really appreciated! * 53 year old male in good health with healthy diet and vigorous exercise 4 times a week. Had a colectomy/IRA in 2007 but recovered quickly and no issues since 2007 with that. * A1C in the "pre diabetic" zone, but not diagnosed a diabetic (we tested this to begin with). * Stopping all alcohol use (two days in now). * Starting a vitamin supplementation regimen recommended by mrsD and Icehouse on this site that includes the following daily: -Centrum Silver - Doctor's Best Benfotiamine (150 mg), Vegetable Capsules, 120-Count - Jarrow Formulations Jarrow B-right Complex, 100 Capsules Thanks again and I hope everyone is having a great weekend. |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Icehouse (08-19-2019), PamelaJune (09-02-2019) |
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