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To: dawn53
Did they do an EMG test, or just assume that based on his symptoms?

Not to my knowledge, I''ll ask him. Think this was just a diagnosis based on symptoms.

73 posted on 11/06/2011 5:54:23 PM PST by mupcat
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To: mupcat

Well don’t settle for a diagnosis based on symptoms. Get him to a neurologist and let the neurologist make a proper diagnosis.

There are so many causes of neuropathy (as can be seen from this thread) that you need to try to nail down a reason for the neuropathy. If it is from a disease, then you need to know that. If it’s a vitamin deficiency, or medication related, from trauma, or hormone induced that needs to be checked out.

Neurologists can help nail down a cause through various forms of testing.

(I have MS...I don’t have neuropathy, but have symptoms that could be mistaken for neuropathy but are a result of damage to the CNS not peripheral nerves.) Not saying he has a disease, just saying it’s important to find out the reason he has the neuropathy.


85 posted on 11/06/2011 6:10:52 PM PST by dawn53
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