Just Diagnosed with Peripheral Neuropathy?
Here's What to Do Next
Written by Dr. Jill Althoff
If you were recently diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy, you're probably leaving your doctor's office with more questions than answers. Most patients are told to manage the pain with medication and given little else. At Althoff Wellness Clinic in Windsor CO and Cheyenne WY, the next step is a real evaluation to understand what's actually causing your nerve damage, not just another prescription. The Initial Neuropathy Screening costs $47 and gives you a clear picture of your options.
A neuropathy diagnosis can feel like the end of a search rather than the beginning of one. You finally have a name for what you've been feeling, but often nothing resembling an actual plan. If your neurologist or primary care doctor handed you a prescription and sent you on your way, you're not alone, and you don't have to accept that as the full picture.
Here's what we'd recommend as your next step:
Get a second evaluation, one that looks specifically for the underlying cause of your nerve damage, not just the symptom. Diabetes, autoimmune conditions, vitamin deficiencies, and nerve compression all cause neuropathy differently, and treatment should reflect that difference.
Ask whether drug-free options have actually been ruled out, or just never brought up. Many patients are never told that root-cause approaches exist because their diagnosing physician's role ends at diagnosis and medication management.
Get real answers about what's possible for your specific case before committing to a long-term medication plan. Nerves are living tissue. For many patients, addressing the actual cause leads to real improvement, not just symptom control.
The Initial Neuropathy Screening costs $47 and includes a consultation, thermography scan, and balance testing, so you'll know honestly where you stand before deciding what's next.
You just got a diagnosis. You haven't run out of options.
