My Nerves Are Dying and It Hurts

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Small fiber neuropathy.

My nerves are dying.

The small ones that sense:

Temperature. Pain. Touch.

They’re damaged.

Degenerating.

Irreversible.

It feels like:

Burning. Tingling. Electric shocks. Numbness that somehow hurts.

My feet are on fire and numb simultaneously.

My hands forget how to hold things.

My skin hurts when fabric touches it.

There’s no cure.

Only management.

Medications with side effects worse than the symptoms.

Therapies that do nothing.

Hope that feels foolish.

My nerves are dying.

And all I can do is watch.

And hurt.

And keep going.

Because stopping isn’t an option.