Hi Paininfoot - I'll just chime in here with my experiences. From what I've been reading here, I really do think we all have different symptoms at different times. I have had alcoholic PN in my feet (to the best of my recollection, it started around May 2013) - tingling first, then numbness progressing to the point of COMPLETE, constant numbness. I also get a burning feeling from time to time. My feet feel like two big worthless bricks. I do still get tingling/burning throughout the day, it comes and goes.

Two months ago I started feeling tingly and numb in my fingertips. I had already been taking all the vitamins that have been discussed here so I got really concerned - weren't they working at all? Well, I have become a little more optimistic just in this past week that the numbness feels like it is not "spreading" down my fingers, and might be "retreating" back up to the tips. The joints in my fingers still feel stiff, but I am having a lot easier time typing this message, for instance.

I have good days and bad days. Some days I swear I can start to feel some sensation in my feet and I walk a little better, etc. Other days I feel wobbly and unstable. I have been paying attention to what I eat, and I think sugar affects me quite a bit. When I don't eat sugar, the next day I usually have a "good day".

My symptoms are more pronounced in my left foot and left hand (which is a blessing, since I am right-handed; and the gas & brake pedal require use of my right foot). Speaking of, I still freak out about driving. I don't go long distances and I try to avoid long stoplights where my foot might slip off the brake like it did a few months ago.

And about pain: I don't usually have much pain except for the occasional quick "stab" that subsides after I move my feet around. However, pain from physical contact is a different story. If something touches my feet without warning, it HURTS. For instance, I have 3 hyper dogs who run around the house in unpredictable patterns. If they step on my feet, I shriek in pain. They have toys strewn throughout the house and I have made the painful mistake of stepping on them from time to time. I HAVE to have an even surface to walk on, that's all there is to it. I don't like to walk much in our backyard because the grass is uneven.

I can't wear the same shoes I used to wear - thongs, flip flops, heels - forget about it!!! I have to wear something secure like tennis shoes. I have a cruise coming up in a couple months and had to scour the stores for shoes that are appropriate for dinner. Luckily I found some sandals that are flat and are secured at the toes and heels (but still look dressy enough) - I had to find something that would stay on those stupid feet that I cannot feel. (When all this PN first started, I was walking along in sandals that didn't have back straps and I ended up walking right out of one of them without even knowing it. )

Anyway, hopefully all of us who are suffering through this, can one day look back on this thread and laugh because we have recovered. Like Icehouse! I am so glad, Icehouse, that you keep checking in and supporting us - I am very grateful.