Diagnosed with SFN.
 

Received my biopsy results today. It shows decreased nerve fiber density but morphology is normal. My questions is: how come there is less fiber density but no nerve damage?

Welcome thissux. :Wave-Hello:

That is what the damage itself is. Low density. Do you mind telling us your symptoms and how you progressed and if your diagnoses has no found cause? There are a few of us here including me who have SFN and it is idiopathic.

They havent found a cause. My feet constantly feel like something is moving in them. Been getting more twitches mainly in the legs, pulsing sensation through out the body, sometimes feel like water drops all over random places. Pin pricks on occasions, at times minor burning spots. They mostly come and go on different days. The feet thing has been constant since April.

When did it start, the PN. Did happen after an illness or something.

It happened when I was on antibiotics for a tooth infection and root canal. I'm not sure if there is any correlation.

Some antibiotics cause PN... Flagyl (metronidazole and Tindamax) and
fluoroquinolones. Cipro, Levaquin, and Avelox.

Antibiotics also upset the GI flora, so using a good probiotic and/or yogurt/kefir may help. Some people may need a Candida cleanse (NOW makes a good one). If you are eating sugar and lots of carbs, you have to stop this while doing a Candida cleanse as Candida grows on sugars.

If you are drinking alcohol, you have to stop. This along with Candida makes aldehydes as metabolic byproducts, which damage nerves.

I took amoxicillin for a few days because I had some left over and then after the root canal, the dentist gave me Clindamycin. I was actually on low carbs during that time and months before. Ever since, I went back to high carbs.

I took Florastor probiotic and some other product when I was on the antibiotic because it gave me diarrhea.

You need to continue with supporting your GI tract.

Clindamycin is especially hard on the beneficial organisms.

This is the NOW cleanse...I suggest you start it.
http://www.amazon.com/Now-Foods-Cand...andida+Support

Taking some benfotiamine (or Thiamine daily) may help get rid of the aldehydes the Candida dumps into your system.
300mg a day of benfotiamine to start, or 300mg thiamine in divided doses for at least a month. You may see some improvement with that too.

If your infection is ongoing, it too can make you sick.