[Betty D]

I include sour cherries in my diet.  They are widely available dried and as juice. In addition to helping with constipation, they are a good source of antioxidants and have various other health impacts.  And they taste good too.  Sweet cherries won’t do.  They must be the sour variety.

[Betty D]

Hi Jean, I have indeed heard of peripheral neuropathy. I’ve been diagnosed as having it, though the diagnosis is far from clear.  Nerve pain in the extremities can be caused by many things, including spine problems.  I am trying to eliminate some of those  before accepting the pn diagnosis, which can be pretty awful.

[Betty D]

Hi Jean,

I don’t think my DBS has had a fair chance.  In the one year since having the surgery, I’ve had other ailments that have kept me feeling pretty poorly. And I’m having difficulty knowing what is not or might be a side effect of the DBS.  I am particularly curious about nerve pains like pins and needles.

[Betty D]

I had DBS a year ago and, since them, have experienced several “weird“ symptoms. I do have pins and needles in my fingers . This started soon after the DBS surgery, and it has progressed to the point that my hands look like the hands of someone with Raynaud’s syndrome . But blood tests don’t bear that out.