Question 1

i have had cidp for 40 years. i'm now 50 and taking out life insurance. why is my insurance a third more than my wives?

Accepted Answer

Hmmm....: Premiums depend on when insurers think an insured might die. If they think a person will die later, that person may pay smaller premiums (for more years). Insurance companies also have promotional programs and other ways to make premiums look attractive, to get new clients. I presume we are talking about a wife, not wives. The stress of 2 wives may make a guy's insurance premiums higher!

Question 2

can cidp effect your sex life?

Accepted Answer

Not directly: Cidp affects motor nerve function, and typically does not disturb the autonomic nervous system directly.  Secondary weakness or sensory issues do occur, which could interfere, and medication adverse events could influence sexual function, but most of this can be readily stabilized, allowing resumption of normal activity.

Question 3

will cidp and diabetes shorten life span.

Accepted Answer

Prognosis for: Cipd is variable, with exacerbations and recoveries. Diabetes can shorten life-span by one third if not treated properly. If treated properly and glucose is well-controlled, 90 or more % of the extra risk can be removed. Check w/diabetes.Org for more info.

Question 4

does cidp reduce your lifespan?

Accepted Answer

Cidp: Cidp by itself does not reduce life span. Cidp affects primarily peripheral nervous system . Prognosis varies if cidp is associated with other medical illnesses, involvement of phrenic nerve, complications of treatments, inter current infections  etc.

Question 5

are breathing issues common with cidp?

Accepted Answer

NOT USUALLY: Cidp differs from guillain-barre, and may well be less dangerous to life and limb.  Does typically present with bilateral proximal and distal limb weakness, and some sensory problems, but cranial nerve involvement is inconstant, and respiratory compromise is unlikely, and best considered rare.

Question 6

does cidp have a support ribbon color?

Accepted Answer

Awareness Ribbon: I do not believe that thereis a specific color for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy  awareness ribbons.

Question 7

is there any connection between cidp and lupus?

Accepted Answer

Not really: Both conditions are immune-mediated and inflammatory and thus can be treated with immunosuppressive medications. However, cidp and lupus erythematosus are unrelated. The first line treatments and prognoses are quite different.

Question 8

for many years have inflammation of trigminal nerve and for a year symptoms of cidp, is it cidp or other conditions?

Accepted Answer

See a Neurologist: Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare neurological disorder in which there is inflammation of nerve roots and peripheral nerves and destruction of the fatty protective covering (myelin sheath) over the nerves. Only a Neurologist can determine the cause of your trigeminal nerve inflammation and other symptoms. Specific neurological testing along with imaging is used.

Question 9

what are the best treatments for cidp?

Accepted Answer

Cidp: Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy tx is with corticosteroids, immunosuppressants & plasmophoresis.

Question 10

what is cidp?

Accepted Answer

Nerve disease: Chronic inflammatory polyneuropathy

polyneuropathy - chronic inflammatory; cidp; chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy

chronic inflammatory polyneuropathy involves nerve swelling and irritation (inflammation) that leads to a loss of strength or sensation.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/pmh0001781/.

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