[kreink]

Hi all, my name is Kevin I am only recently coming to understand what a disaster PN is. Mine is from Diabetes that I only recently learned I had.

Long story short, the PN in my feet is both sensory and motor and I have gotten to the point where it is really affecting my physical activity, my ability to work and my relationships.

I am comming to grips with it, I take 3600mg of Gabapentin and 90 mg of Cymbalta wich helps make it manageable but I often find I can only make it through the work day and then I crash at night and suffer. I hate to admit that I have begun smoking again but the pain and the anxiety about it beat my will power.

The motor difficulties are getting bad enough that I have begun using a cane and next week I will get fitted for an AFO on my left foot. My biggest fear is that eventually the motor problems will intensify in my right foot and I will be looking at the prospect of not walking. I am single and deal with this largely by myself, I have family but that is another mess entirely.

I am 35, and a school teacher.
Thanks for reading, I hope I can find support and learn more about how to manage here as well as help encourage others.

God bless.

[Hope15]

Originally Posted by kreink

Hi all, my name is Kevin I am only recently coming to understand what a disaster PN is. Mine is from Diabetes that I only recently learned I had.

Long story short, the PN in my feet is both sensory and motor and I have gotten to the point where it is really affecting my physical activity, my ability to work and my relationships.

I am comming to grips with it, I take 3600mg of Gabapentin and 90 mg of Cymbalta wich helps make it manageable but I often find I can only make it through the work day and then I crash at night and suffer. I hate to admit that I have begun smoking again but the pain and the anxiety about it beat my will power.

The motor difficulties are getting bad enough that I have begun using a cane and next week I will get fitted for an AFO on my left foot. My biggest fear is that eventually the motor problems will intensify in my right foot and I will be looking at the prospect of not walking. I am single and deal with this largely by myself, I have family but that is another mess entirely.

I am 35, and a school teacher.
Thanks for reading, I hope I can find support and learn more about how to manage here as well as help encourage others.

God bless.

Welcome Kevin. You have come to the right place. There are many understanding as well as knowledgeable posters on this board. They have been very helpful to me. You are definitely not alone.