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Bethesda/Chevy Chase December meeting – chat session

By Judson Vaughn / events, lifestyle, support

Bethesda/Chevy Chase December meeting – chat session Here is the chat session from the Zoom meeting held on December 17, 2023. 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 […]

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Pad Your Landing Spot

By Mike Foxworth / 2 Comments / blog, lifestyle

2022/12/22 (10 minute read) Pad Your Landing Spot Ever considered installing EVA Foam floor pads in your home? What price beauty? Our friend Barbara has PN. Recently, she fell. Her body hit the beautiful tile floors that she had just used to make her house look so nice. See the first photo. The injuries took

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PN Funk

By Judson Vaughn / Leave a Comment / lifestyle, support

During the holidays, the expectation is for fun, food, and festivities. But Peripheral Neuropathy can get in the way. It’s hard to feel jolly when your dogs are screamimg for attention. That’s the grinchiness we feel when trying to chase the pain and numbness away and nothing seems to be working. Back in the summer,

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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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Medications and Their Toxic Effects

By Judson Vaughn / Leave a Comment / lifestyle, research

Dr. Brett McCray, Johns Hopkins University Medical Center, talked about the toxic effects of certain medications associated with Peripheral Neuropathy. Click the link below to see the web page he distributed. He spoke at the October meeting of the Bethesda/Chevy Chase PN group on October 20.

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Foot Drop

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

Foot drop is a condition where the foot fails to respond with the proper lift when walking. It results in tripping on steps, rough surfaces — even flat floors! It is annoying and potentially very dangerous. This article focuses on what one local provider prescribes. The article is dated but still has good information.

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Value of water aerobics

By Pat Gualtieri / Leave a Comment / blog, lifestyle, support

I have to share that taking WaterAerobics, Aquasize…whatever ‘water’ classes anyone can take will help their neuropathy and so much else!!! I’m now teaching WaterAerobics!!! I’m 74, have a Stent in my Left Decending Artery, Spinal Stenosis, PN in both feet, broke my back first of May (from a fall in my home) and tore

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Special thank you from Greg

By Judson Vaughn / Leave a Comment / admin, lifestyle, members, support, Uncategorized

Special thank you from Greg Maassen. Greg has completed his cross country bike tour and produced this video to celebrate. He is busy producing a documentary about this journey for Netflix.

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Greg Maassen last miles in video

By Judson Vaughn / Leave a Comment / lifestyle, members, research, support

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