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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

greatauntoftriplets

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Reply to Irishonly (Original post)

Sun Nov 25, 2012, 03:06 PM

Nov 2012

I was recently diagnosed with it after a serious illness that put me into multiple organ failure for a time. It's making me crazy. Because my kidneys are "fragile", there's really nothing I can take to relieve the symptoms.

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Are there any neuropathy patients here? [View all] Irishonly Feb 2012 OP

a teenie weenie one. mopinko Feb 2012 #1

I have never been given lyrica Irishonly Feb 2012 #6

I am on no medication for it Irishonly Jul 2012 #15

Yes, I have severe neuropathy CountAllVotes Feb 2012 #2

I wear the duragesic patch Irishonly Feb 2012 #3

I tried that briefly CountAllVotes Feb 2012 #4

My body will not tolerate methadone or morphine Irishonly Feb 2012 #5

There may be other avenues available to you... mind you this Former_DU_Member Feb 2012 #12

i gained some weight at first with it. mopinko Feb 2012 #7

Oh, hell, yeah libodem Feb 2012 #8

It sounds like Charcot Marie Tooth disease. zanana1 Feb 2012 #9

I have a failed fusion in my lower back libodem Feb 2012 #10

Mine is mild compared to what you go through Irishonly Feb 2012 #11

Type one diabetic for 30 years and dealing with nueropathy for the past 11 rl6214 Jul 2012 #13

How does it work for you? Irishonly Jul 2012 #16

I started on neurontin years ago when first diagnosed but it didn't work for long rl6214 Jul 2012 #17

When MSN had groups, I belonged to a neuropathy group Irishonly Jul 2012 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author KC Jul 2012 #14

I was recently diagnosed with dermatomyositis NightWatcher Jul 2012 #18

I am sorry to hear that. Irishonly Jul 2012 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author silentwarrior Oct 2012 #21

I am sorry Irishonly Oct 2012 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author silentwarrior Oct 2012 #23

Nothing does Irishonly Oct 2012 #24

I am KC Oct 2012 #25

Spam deleted by gkhouston (MIR Team) pareshaegis Oct 2012 #26

Me. greatauntoftriplets Nov 2012 #27

I am sorry Irishonly Nov 2012 #28

Thanks, Irishonly. greatauntoftriplets Nov 2012 #29

Can you wear socks with your shoes? Irishonly Nov 2012 #30

Yes, I'm in Chicago and have to wear socks in cold weather. greatauntoftriplets Nov 2012 #31

I sent you an email Irishonly Nov 2012 #32

Thanks very much. greatauntoftriplets Nov 2012 #33

I was looking on Amazon KC Jan 2013 #34

My daughter gave me some wool socks with arch supports for Christmas Irishonly Jan 2013 #35