Neuropathy messes with your strength and balance I could have also titled this, “I exercise, but I seem to be getting weaker” or, “I did physical therapy, but didn’t get as good of results as I would have hoped.” In this post we spoke a bit on how neuropathy can cause pain, numbness, or […]

Negative EMG/NCV so I don’t have neuropathy? Not so fast!! (You can skip to the chase here – you CAN have peripheral neuropathy with a normal EMG/NCV) A very common method of testing for peripheral nerve damage are electromyelegrams (EMG) and nerve conduction velocity (NCV) tests, they are called electrodiagnostic tests as well. A good […]

Am I insane? I have pain and I feel like I’m going numb. No, you are not insane because you have pain and numbness. Peripheral neuropathy, when it is damage to the ends of the nerves, can pick and choose which nerve endings to damage. Your symptoms depend on which nerve endings are damaged. Think […]

  Partial improvement after chemo? “Some of my neuropathy improved after chemotherapy but my feet still feel (numb, tingly, painful, whatever)” In another posting we looked into why chemotherapy induced neuropathy might persist even after treatment is completed. I get my ideas of what to write about from the conversations I have with my patients. […]

Chemo is Forever? Chemotherapy induced neuropathy is a common occurrence during cancer treatment. Generally the chance of developing neuropathy is dependent on what type of chemo was used and what the total dosage over time has been. There is some thought that having other illnesses could be damaging to nerves and make one more susceptible […]