About 15 years ago, Lance Quesenberry began developing peripheral neuropathy – he was 50 years old. His symptoms started with slight numbness in his feet just behind his toes; then a quiver in his left hand as he lifted his coffee cup. His handwriting became impaired. Fortunately, some of those early symptoms have gone away, […]
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For years, Richard Dolan knew what it felt like to live with nerve pain. He spent many years suffering with trigeminal neuralgia, a neuropathic disorder characterized by episodes of intense pain in the face, originating from the trigeminal nerve. Having had “every treatment known to man,” he decided several years ago to have surgery to […]
Herb Fine is 92 years young. A veteran and retired lawyer, Herb has always had a passion to learn and to live life to the very fullest. He practiced law and worked in the courts of New York City for many years. Even at 81, he attended classes at the Florida Atlantic University Division for […]
Ed and Jean Tomezsko share more than most married couples….they both have PN. Ed can trace his back to about 1985 while on a business trip to Colorado. Hiking in the mountains and hopping from rock to rock, Ed noticed an unusual balance issue – wobbling as he crossed a stream on the rocks. Feeling […]
Frank Ward had been active his whole life – hockey, football, all sports. Then, in 2008, he had to have surgery on both his knees after a devastating fall. Pushing himself through rehabilitation, he had effectively recovered within a matter of months. But, in the spring of 2009, Frank was given a drug for an […]
Debbie Dawson, RN and chronic PN sufferer, wrote this practical, simple guide that can help you work your way through these questions. Make a list for each of the following situations: “Things I can no longer do. (Examples: Power walking, climbing more than three stairs or steep incline, running a race, driving a car without hand […]
It can be tough for anyone to keep up with a 4-year old. But when you spend most of your day in a wheelchair due to constant pain, it’s nearly impossible. Jill Elrod tries to make the most of each day and enjoy time with her daughter who tries to understand that ‘mommy’s legs hurt.’ […]
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, […]
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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