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    Created in 2008, Phoenix Rising is the largest and oldest forum dedicated to furthering the understanding of and finding treatments for complex chronic illnesses such as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), fibromyalgia (FM), long COVID, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS), and allied diseases.

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Peripheral Neuropathy & SFN

Peripheral Neuropathy refers to damaged nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord. Small Fiber Neuropathy (SFN) is one type of Peripheral Neuropathy. This is the place to discuss nerve pain, numbness, burning, twitching, crawling sensations, and itching (unrelated to allergies).