If someone had told me which medication regimens worked and what foods to avoid and the best way to combat a flare up when it happens those would have helped me significantly.
Look up materials on neural plasticity, the work of Moskowitz and Golden, go to the Erythromelalgia Warrior site, find support, look into cooling products on Amazon, and stay positive as it affects the brain.
I would not have waited to get help for so long. Mine would have been reversible if someone would have listened early on. I would have them try and figure out why they have EM. I would have found a support group sooner too. I waited years before I did that.
SKIP CLEVELAND CLINIC. THEYRE HORRIBLE. Check out Neil Stuart Prose at duke. He’s been kind. If your EM is triggered by exercise avoid both Mayo and Cleveland pain clinics. Start looking for mobility aids if it’s in your feet.
My symptoms first started in October of 2010. I began to investigate my symptoms on the internet. After searching I came upon Erythromelalgia and ALL my symptoms matched. I then began my search for a doctor who could and would help me. I fina...
I started getting stange burning in my feet and calves about a year ago. Went to many doctors and had all the test. None could diagnose me. Said probably samll fiber neuropathy even thought the skin biopsy was negagive. Stumbled across the Li...
I can't remember a time when I didn't have hot feet. I haven't been diagnosed, but my sister has. I also have neuropathy. My feet look black most of the time and I just had an ultrasound and doplar done only to find my circulation is excellent.
I was diagnosed in 2015 bij the Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht (academical hospital in Maastricht, netherlands). After a 1,5 year journey of searching for answers. I love to be in Facebook support groups, they really get what I am going through.