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DEAR DR. GOTT:Like most of your fans, I would like to start with a compliment. You always seem to have the answer to the questions that many of us have but believe are too insignificant or unimportant...
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DEAR DR. GOTT:I have received information from a friend that you have a theory that spraying nitroglycerin on the hands and feet of a neuropathy patient may be of some help. I’d like to know where I...
View ArticlePatient’s neuropathy raises questions
DEAR DR. GOTT: Please comment on neuropathy. How does one get it, what medication treats it, and is it curable? Can it be caused by a broken toe? DEAR READER: Neuropathy can be defined as a disorder or...
View ArticleCat-scratch disease causes numb feet
DEAR DR. GOTT: I am always interested in peripheral neuropathy because it was one of the many later symptoms I developed when I acquired bartonella henselae. However, I apparently acquired the...
View ArticleWeak muscles cause problems
DEAR DR. GOTT: Four years ago, I was told that I have both neuropathy and myopathy. I’m finding it more difficult to walk and even to lie down comfortably. Is there anything new I can take to eliminate...
View ArticlePost-herpetic neuralgia from shingles
DEAR DR. GOTT: I am a 70-year-old woman who developed shingles on my right leg last June and am now left with neuropathy. It went from the middle of my leg all the way down to my foot and toes. I was...
View ArticleWho’s right — the neurologist or the chiropractor?
DEAR DR. GOTT: I’ve been diagnosed with neuropathy of the feet. The nerves are dying and it is a permanent loss. Then I was told that a chiropractor could help. He said the nerves can be revived to...
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