atrophy of the fingertips

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I have a new problem, the touch sensation in my fingertips is starting to

disappear.

Over the last years I have had problems related to skin and connective tissue,

where the skin (or actually the tissue below it) is very vulnerable to light

pressure. e.g. my feet deform and become painful when standing on a hard floor,

and I have to be very careful when handling tools or even a pen as they leave

deep cuts in my hands (not in the skin). Normal clothing leaves stretch marks

everywhere that remain visible for hours. Lightly bumping against something will

produce big scars that remain visible for weeks or months, the healing seems

very very slow if at all.

Over the last months my fingertips started to 'wrinkle' on the inside and now

the sense of touch (not sure about the english word for it ...) is gradually

disappearing. My MD says this is neuropathy, and it seems similar to problems

described by diabetics or some people with lupus, scleroderma and other

'auto-immune' diseases. Both the wrinkling and the loss of sense seems related

to problems with the autonomic nervous system.

I don't have the 'tingling' sensations or shooting pains that are common in

earlier lyme stages. It's more like the fingertips are dead which is scary, and

a problem for my daily activities like handling small technical gadgets or

playing the piano. The sense of touch is not completely gone, but is progressing

very quickly in the wrong direction.

My MD has recommended that I consult a neurologist, however the neurologists in

my country are allergic to the word 'lyme' and I will have a hard time getting

an appointment because of my lyme history. And I doubt there is a good treatment

for this, I haven't come across it when searching.

Does anyone else have experience with this issue? Any treatment that you can

recommend, especially something alternative like herbs? I'm guessing that maybe

it is related to bad circulation, and some herbs like eleuthero should be able

to improve that.

I haven't used Buhner herbs over the last months as my condition is relatively

stable, except for the skin/connective tissue problems.