Episodes
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Episode 35: Physical Therapy
In this episode I talk about my most recent round of physical therapy.
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Episode 34: Pain Management
In this episode I discuss a visit to a pain management doctor and his proposed plan of action.
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Episode 33: All Rhodes Lead to Syracuse
In this episode I talk about my trip to Syracuse, Italy and Rhodes, Greece.
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Episode 32: Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy Webinars
This episode is about the six webinar series being put on this summer by the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy.
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Episode 31: Interview with Mike
In this episode I interview Mike who is also dealing with neuropathy.
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Episode 30: What Should I Do?
Faced with a new treatment plan, I am unsure what to do.
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Episode 29: (Almost) the End of a Line
In this episode I talk about my latest medical developments and the next steps.
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Episode 28: Looking for Feedback
In this episode I ask my listeners to provide feedback related to the podcast. ( My email address is [email protected])
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I Got a Divorce From My Body
In this episode I provide a medical update and explain what I mean when I say I got divorced from my body.
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Episode 26: The Man Who Cried Wolf
In this episode I talk about sounding like a broken record and then some negative and positive thoughts about my current physical condition.
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Episode 25: Smile
In this episode I talk about smiling to strangers.
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Episode 24: Interview with James
In this episode I interview James who is also dealing with neuropathy.
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Walking Man
In this episode I talk about my current and future ability to walk.
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Episode 22: Interview with my husband Don
In this episode I interview my husband Don about how he is coping with my illness.
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Episode 21: A New Horizon?
In this episode I discuss my appointment in January 2024 with the neurologist at the University of Miami who I had seen in 2022 and early 2023.
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Episode 20: Two Avenues
In this episode I talk about what I did in response to my neurologist refusing to treat me with rituximab without getting a second opinion.
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Episode 19: Interview with Roy
In this episode I interview Roy who lives in Tennessee and also deals with having neuropathy.
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Episode 18: Frustration Sets In
In this episode I discuss my second round of IVIG treatment for neuropathy and my follow-up visit with my neurologist.
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Episode 17: A Treatment Failed
In this episode I discuss the aftermath of my IVIG treatment for neuropathy.
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Episode 16: A Treatment Tried
In this episode I talk about my hospital stay in early August of 2023 for IVIG treatment.
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Episode 15: To the Emergency Room We Go
Description: In this episode I tell about my hospital emergency room visit in order to begin treatment for anti-mag neuropathy.
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Episode 14: After Diagnosis the Next Steps
In this episode I describe the initial treatment after my diagnosis of anti-mag neuropathy.
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Episode 13: A Diagnosis
In this episode I get a diagnosis of my condition after two years of symptoms.
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Episode 12: Pain and Discomfort
In this episode I describe how my pain and discomfort greatly increased in the summer of 2023.
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Episode 11: A Trip to the Hospital or Another Bad Trip
In this episode I take a long trip to the hospital for an uninviting stay.
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Episode 10: Bad Trips
In this episode I recount bad trips to the doctor and to Mexico.
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Episode 9: A Good Night’s Sleep
In this episode I review the importance of sleep and my experience with lack of it.
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Episode 8: Mental Health and Well-Being
In this episode I look at my mental health and dealings with mental health professionals.
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Episode 7: Jumping Ahead
Episode 7: In this episode I describe how I am feeling at the time of the recording. I plan to go back and fill in details of what has happened the past few months in future episodes.
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Episode 6: A Summary of My Story to Date, in Rhyme
In the episode, with an assist from the artificial intelligence system chatGPT, I summarize the story to date, with a quick peak into future episodes. It’s mostly in rhyme.
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Episode 5: Changes are Beginning
This episode takes us through the second half of 2022 and into 2023, with new doctors and new symptoms.
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Episode 4: On to 2022, Still No Clue
We move on to a new year with no diagnosis and more doctors to see.
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Doctor Doctor Give Me the News - Part 2
This episode recaps my travails with neuropathy through the summer and fall of 2021, frustrated with no diagnosis but no real worsening of symptoms.
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Doctor Doctor Give Me the News - Part 1
This episode takes me through the Summer of 2021, from my first neuropathy symptoms to my first encounters with the medical system as a neuropathy patient.
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Moving to a New Land
In this episode, I talk about my background, including where I grew up, my family, career, and retirement. I conclude with the first signs of neuropathy.