When I first heard the term “blood-nerve barrier” at a neurology appointment, I’ll be honest — I...
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.
The first time I went back to a regular gym after my neuropathy diagnosis, I stood in...
I first heard about hyperbaric oxygen therapy from a woman at our support group named Diane. She...
The collagen aisle has gotten enormous. Walk into any vitamin store these days and you’ll see scoops,...
The first time my doctor wrote “nortriptyline” on a prescription pad and slid it across the desk,...
I want to start this article with something I rarely admit out loud. There was a stretch...
The first time someone in our support group brought in a small device with an ear clip...
If you’ve ever come home from a doctor’s appointment with a fistful of new words and a...
The first time I heard someone say their tingling feet were “just from the stress of living...
My book club has met every other Wednesday for fifteen years. About four years ago, we started...