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09-26-2023, 01:59 PM | #1 | ||
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. . .it IS a very common disease. Approximately one in fifteen people will experience some degree of peripheral neuropathy in their lifetimes.
There are at least 300 possible causes, including the many hereditary ones--though coffee is not usually listed among them (not that caffeine can't make you jittery, but the EMG results do suggest there is something going on). I concur with the advice to check out the Useful Websites section here, and one good place to get an idea of the possibilities for cause--and it might be a good idea to get a consult, as some of those causes are harbingers of worse stuff, but, conversely, some are treatable--is the Algorithm for the Evaluation of Peripheral Neuropathy, AKA the Poncelet Protocols: An Algorithm for the Evaluation of Peripheral Neuropathy | AAFP And, if you want to get some feedback from online support groups which have people with similar stories, check out the Western Neuropathy Association website at HOME :: Western Neuropathy Association. Full disclosure--I am on the Board of Directors there. |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | echoes long ago (09-27-2023), Ken3 (09-28-2023) |
09-26-2023, 03:53 PM | #2 | ||
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Thank you for those links. The diagnostic one was especially interesting, until the flowchart led me to a place where the table was not available (table 2). Nevertheless, that was convincing enough to me that it likely is a good idea to have at least an initial consultation, and see what happens from there. Thank you for both links, definitely plenty to read there (as well as here). If I learn anything, or if my symptoms progress, I will update this thread in the future, in case it ever helps anyone else. |
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