Dan, Your situation sounds a lot like mine. Mine came and went for years with some symtomps like yours. Recently, it turned to sunburn-like feelings on top of all the prickly, itchy and stingy sensations and won't relent. Like you I fear the future of this condition. I don't know if it becomes disabling or not. I suppose it depends on the individual and their specific condition. I was told that it usually doesn't get any worse a couple of years ago, but clearly it has. Please let us know what your neurologist in Stanford had to say.