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Bethesda/Chevy Chase December meeting – chat session

Bethesda/Chevy Chase December meeting – chat session Here is the chat session from the Zoom meeting held on December 17. 19:20:09 From JV to Everyone:My doctor says to exercise until it hurts. When it hurts, stop. https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/1998/0215/p755.html–an article everyone going through the diagnostic process should be familiar with 19:24:39 From GR to Everyone:For those looking […]

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Meeting Notes December 2022

By Judson Vaughn / events, lifestyle, members, support

PNSN Meeting Notes December 2022 Our guest speaker was Dr. Maryam Dadkhah, who is an D.C. area nutritionist and dietician. Her video and presentation materials will be posted here. Meeting Notes (from the chat) 01:06:57 susan: Have you heard of anyone getting PN from the Pfizer COVID shots? 01:16:35 Shana: I have Mast Cell Activation

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PNSN – January 7th Monthly Meeting

By Judson Vaughn / Leave a Comment / events, lifestyle, support

January is a time for new beginnings so an appropriate theme for our January PN meeting is making some new beginnings to deal with PN. For example, has your PN made you some new connections with others? Has it forced you to give up an activity that you liked and replace it with one that,

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Shoes

By Judson Vaughn / 2 Comments / events, lifestyle, support

In September, we presented Joe Ponsi at the PNSN monthly meeting. He gave a great talk on footwear and ways to take care of your feet. Ponsi is a poderathist who understands the needs of PN patents. I treat everyone who comes in as though they have diabetic neuropathy, he said in his talk. That’s

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Shoes and Footwear

By Judson Vaughn / events, lifestyle, support

HINT: use the “Watch on YouTube” button to see links to select a topic to play. When the video opens in a new tab, click on “more” in the description to see the Table of Contents with its topic links. HINT: this video has a table of contents with links to select a topic to

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Greg Maassen Completes His Cross-country Journey

By Judson Vaughn / Leave a Comment / events, lifestyle

Dr. Gregory Maassen, FPN supporter and e-bike enthusiast, completed his 4,500 mile transcontinental e-bike tour across the Lincoln Highway on Tuesday, August 2, in San Francisco! We are deeply grateful to Gregory for helping raise awareness and much-needed funds for peripheral neuropathy. Read about Gregory’s PN diagnosis and e-bike tour here. If you would like

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How To Get On Zoom For The Very First Time

By Judson Vaughn / events, support

New to Zoom? Here are instructions for your first foray into videoconferencing. It’s very simple if you just follow her steps.

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May 7 Meeting Cannibas Panel

By Judson Vaughn / events, lifestyle

May 7 Meeting Cannibas Panel On May 7, the PNSN featured a member panel on the topic of Medical Cannabis use. Rich Davis moderated. The panel featured Phil Roach, Bruce Solowey, Paul Sixta, and Laura Stoudt. Phil Roach created an extensive fact sheet on the use of medical marijuana for the relief of PN pain.

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Cannabis Fact Sheet

By Judson Vaughn / events, lifestyle, research, support

Cannibas Fact Sheet Member Phil roach has created a very good fact sheet on the use of medical cannabis. It is downloadable as a PDF below. Neither Phil nor the PNSN recommend using cannabis without a consultation with your doctor. This information is offered, as all information the PNSN publishes, as an educational tool, not

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