PN making us susceptible to pinched nerves
 

Does anyone else have pinched nerves due to PN? I have them in both elbows, wrists and neck. My nuerologist said that this is common with PN. How are you treating it? I am wearing the braces and tried physical therapy for my neck. Any input would be great. I am also wondering what I should expect as far as this occurring often? I am seeing orthopedic surgeon Monday. Just had to ask. I lovery having this site; I can finally talk to people that understand. It's been a rough three years; this place is great

I have them in my feet and i suspected i also had pinched nerves in my hands.So i did a carpaaltunnel surgery but that dint help

its actually the other way around, pinched nerve can cause mon neuropathy. But if you have idiopathic neuropathy, or diabetic neuropathy, which includes all your nerves. it can make a pinched nerve worst, in its presentation of symptoms.

I definitely think that what ever is causing the inflammation, makes us more susceptible to pinched/ irritated/ nerves. I have full body NLD polyneuropathy and I get them a lot.

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--see "double crush hypothesis".

Those people who already have compromise to nerves from some systemic cause do tend to be more prone to compressive effects and the symptoms generated can be "more than the sum of the parts". People with diabetic neuropathy, for example, seem more prone to carpal or tarsal tunnel effects and have higher rates of symptomatic spinal radiculopathy (nerve root compression).

Oh my gosh, you get them a lot?? My nuerologist did say that this will happen because my nerves are all compromised. Mine is from malnutrition and alcohol abuse. Where do you get them?

PN from alcohol abuse may be reversible...this thread has examples, support, and information about supplements to help.
You do have to stop drinking, of course:

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread104096.html

Did you have an emg test? Thanks for the reply; I keep slipping into denial about the future

I will check it out for sure!! My nuerologist told me that my entire nerve was damaged and not just the sheath?! She said that I shouldn't get worse, but that I will always habe it. I was told that it wouldn't get worse last year too, now it affects my hands and I have pinched nerves everywhere. I don't know what to believe anymore. I havery been sober since February 2014. I can thank neuropathy for that at least

When I was just beginning to also have symptoms in my hands and wrists at night, my neurologist told me that bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome is often underlaid by a predisposing polyneuropathy. And that almost all polyneuropathies predispose to the occurrence of superimposed upper extremity nerve entrapments. Hope this helps.

That is at least some attempt at an explanation. My first neurologist suspected CMT, sent me to Johns Hopkins for a second opinion where he confirmed it but also found nerve entrapments everywhere he looked, tested for HNPP which was negative. It was never explained, just something I accept as part of the package.
My podiatrist did say that a long standing diagnosis of bilateral carpal tunnel should have been investigated as it often means something else is going on, especially at my height and with my gait issues. He actually refused to see me again until I had been examined by a neurologist and so started all this about seven years ago.
I could make a very long list of serious health issues in myself and particularly my children that have been missed by doctors. I am not sure at this point why we ever bothered with "well-child" visits

It does, thank you. I am actually at orthopedic surgeon's office right now. I havery not met him yet but my thoughts are that if this is going to happen often, I guess I should rule out surgery if he recommends it. I need to do something and soon because it is debilitating; however, some options have a long recovery and I would not want to endure that if I am going to have pinched nerves all over the place again in a few months.

Well my concern about surgery seems to have been for nothing. The orthopedic surgeon said that the pinched nerves in my elbows and wrists is considered minor and that this debilitating pain is most likely the neuropathy. How am I supposed to feel this bad forever??? I just can't stand this anymore. I havery seen many doctors, gotten a million tests. I thought at least repairing the pinched nerves would help me a little. From being told that things wouldn't get worse since I quit drinking a year and a half ago to now all this pain in my arms and wrists and hands.. I am sorry for the rant, I really am. I cannot stop crying and I can't accept this and I don't habe any more hope to feel better somehow. Is this supposed to be it? I just walk around with braces on and just be grateful each day for something?