In a report presented at the American Academy of Pain Medicine, Dr. Stephen J. Brown, states that difficult to treat HIV-associated neuropathic pain appears to be eased for at least three months with a one-time, 30-minute application of an 8% capsaicin patch. Brown said, “More than half of people with HIV-infection develop neuropathy, and about …
A new study has identified the first genetic biomarkers for taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy, a potentially severe complication of taxane chemotherapy. Dr. Bryan Schneider, lead author and a physician/researcher at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, said, “This may allow for better counseling, use of alternative drugs or schedules, or omission of taxane …
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The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) has published a new study stating that a genetic test has been found that predicts whether bone marrow cancer treatments, including thalidomide, are likely to cause peripheral neuropathy. All common treatment regimes for multiple myeloma, an aggressive cancer that affects a type of white blood cell in the bone …
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Many treatments have been used to try and prevent Chemo-induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN). And, clinical trials are needed so researchers can find out more about what helps. Cancer.org has information you can use about potential treatments and clinical trials. READ MORE Source: Cancer.org
by Jack Miller, FPN founder and Chairman of the Board My peripheral neuropathy began to manifest itself sometime around 1994 or 1995, about the time my late wife passed away. It started with pain in my feet, so I began going to podiatrists. Over the course of four years, I went to three or four …
Some might say Dianne Jones is one of the lucky ones. Diagnosed with idiopathic peripheral neuropathy 25 years ago, she experiences numbness and tingling but she has no pain. Her hands and feet are numb; moving around is difficult. She loses her balance, bumps into things, her gait is uneven. She is stiff and uncoordinated, …
It is not news that neuropathy all too often creates serious disabilities. Life can be turned upside down. We often lose the ability to do things we have taken for granted, challenging the very core of our life’s purpose and meaning. Every one of us has been there in this struggle and it is natural …
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I’ve had peripheral neuropathy for about 10 years though I wasn’t officially diagnosed with idiopathic neuropathy until several years ago. My neurologist gave me neurontin, told me there’s no cure and “have a nice life.” Does that sound familiar? Too many of us have heard it. I settled for taking the medication, eating better, doing …
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Today, I am traveling so I thought this would be a good time to observe and think about my idiopathic peripheral neuropathy, about how it redefines and constricts my life. I am, as are each of you who lives with it, aware of peripheral neuropathy constantly but I try not to focus my conscious energy …
His nightmare began in 1969 – one year after leaving the Vietnam War. Symptoms of autonomic neuropathy affected his breathing with upper body paralysis that brought him to his knees and affected other parts of his body; mysterious chest pains, unexplained silent tachycardia, urinary and digestive problems. An Army officer, he struggled for 10 years …
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