You know, for all the *rap that Marie has taken over all the years, I like her. I give her credit....she raised 8 kids. (So have I, but I only gave birth to 4...she popped all of them out.) If SSRI's helped me, I would take them....but alas, I would be like Marie, but not as pleasant. Thank heavens that dress was as tight as it was. I don't think she passed out from the wildfires. I would get a tilt table test if I were her....and just not dance in public, no matter how good I thought I looked.

Well, gotta go peel my hard boiled egg...I should put that on youtube. I would be an overnight sensation. (Hands are not mentioned much on the PN forums, but after the feet, come the hands.)

Don't want to hijack the thread....gotta go. Back to dysautonomia.

One more thing and I will get out of here...

This is just one example of what can be learned from skin biopsies...

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/c...TRY=1&SRETRY=0

I hope that link works....if not, look up PGP staining Langerhans Cells on a search engine.

I don't want to go on and on regarding these biopsies, however, what is very important to understand is PN is not a disease in itself, it is a manifestation of some other disease process, which is taking place in the body. Some of these diseases are identified, such as diabetes, and others are terribly obscure, and many are just being discovered; and need people who have these 'idiopathic' conditions to provide the tissue necessary to find the cause, and work towards a cure.

Diabetic neuropathy, won't have the same cause as Chemo Neuropathy which won't be related to a Zaspopathy. Yes, just knowing you have PN may help you get some pain meds but most of us find the pain meds woefully inadequate to handle the pain....not to mention function. Function can vary hugely from one neuropathy to another. Some of us are going to end up with orphan diseases that get no funding for research....unless we get diagnosed and speak out, we will get no coverage, and no progress.

Usually these tissues are stored and can be dug out at a future time when some one bright connects the dots.

Hi Aussie, congrat's on the weight loss, i know that can be hard to do, i think a good diet/supplements and exercise can be helpful when your body is trying to repair itself.
Going by my healing process, you will know anyway when your nerve's are repairing without even having to have a skin biopsy which will only confirm what you will already be aware of anyway.

Brian