The first time I tried to describe it to my doctor, I said, “It feels like I’m...
Janet Ellis
Patient advocate and neuropathy support group leader with over a decade of personal experience managing peripheral neuropathy. I started Neuropathy Resource to create the resource I wish had existed when I was first diagnosed — honest, accessible information written by someone who actually lives with this condition. Everything here comes from personal experience, published medical research, and conversations with healthcare providers. I am not a medical professional — I'm someone who has walked this road and wants to help others navigate it.
If your feet feel like they’ve been packed in ice — and yet you can touch them...
There’s a bottle of foot cream in my bathroom cabinet that sat unopened for most of a...
The first thing most people reach for when a new pain shows up is a bottle of...
You’re sitting on the edge of the bed with a compression sock stretched over your toes, and...
The first time a neurologist handed me a printout titled “Neuropathy Workup — Recommended Tests,” I felt...
The first time my neurologist mentioned nerve ultrasound, I pictured the same wand-on-belly scan they used when...
The first time I really understood that a public restroom was one of the most dangerous places...
A woman in my support group, let’s call her Renee, mentioned at our last meeting that her...
Every retirement community tour follows the same route. The dining room with the good lighting. The fitness...