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12-05-2007, 08:11 PM | #1 | ||
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Hi,
I am new to the group and have symptoms suggestive of small fiber neuropathy. I have had the big workup including Brain, neck MRI's etc. I saw an neurologist who specialty is neuropathy and muscle disorders. He felt I had history consistent with small fiber disease but not a classic neuropathy. Have other members noted flares of symptoms after stressful events? I had two foot procedures in October which was a big stress load. Glenn |
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12-05-2007, 09:02 PM | #2 | ||
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Yes, yes,and yes, my neuro and well all my Drs. have let me know,
as well as my very own body stress is bad...I for one have some stress issues and I pay for it...Why because it makes the pain,worst so what I do is meditate..Why I think stress kills,or makes you feel like your going to die..Focus on something you love,or a beach, or something you would like to be doing...Throw that stress away if you can,or come here vent let it go,be free of it...Someone may even make you laugh...Hugs to all Sue |
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12-05-2007, 10:03 PM | #3 | ||
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i have found that stress definitely increases the pain and inflammation, which may be the reason the pain increases. I know that stress increases airway inflammation and airway reactivity in the lungs.
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12-05-2007, 10:41 PM | #4 | ||
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Sorry your not feeling well,hope you feel better soon. Sue
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12-06-2007, 07:24 AM | #5 | ||
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--stress can certainly induce neuropathy symptom "flares", and this is not only restricted to small-fiber syndromes, although those syndromes with small-fiber involvement often produce the most neural pain.
This seems at the very least to have something to do with the release of inflammatory substances that happen in stressful situations--part of the "fight or Flight" reaction of the sympathetic nervous systems. BTW, have you seen the interesting artciles in the Useful Websites section about small-fiber syndromes? (Look for the long list under my name--there are other as well.) Small-fiber syndromes due to diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance and vasculitis are quite common, as are "idiopathic" syndromes involving small fibers in which it is suspected autoimmune factors play a role: http://www.neuro.wustl.edu/NEUROMUSC...ory-small.html Last edited by glenntaj; 12-06-2007 at 04:24 PM. |
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12-06-2007, 03:35 PM | #6 | ||
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Hi & welcome to this forum, i agree with all the others, stress definitely aggravates damaged small fibres.
Brian |
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