The first time someone told me their treatment for neuropathy involved filtering their blood, I’ll admit 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.
If you’ve ever stood at the kitchen counter for ten minutes trying to open a prescription bottle,...
If you’d told me ten years ago that the bacteria in my intestines could affect the burning...
For a long time, I thought of my neuropathy as a “feet problem.” The numbness, the tingling,...
One of the most common questions I get from people newly diagnosed with neuropathy is some version...
The most important conversation you can have about your neuropathy medications is not with your neurologist. It’s...
For years, “hepatitis C” was almost always discussed in terms of liver damage. That’s where the virus...
The first time my calf muscle seized up at three in the morning, I thought I’d torn...
The first time someone offered me laser therapy for my neuropathy, I almost laughed. I pictured science-fiction...
If you have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and you’re dealing with burning feet, pins and needles that come and...