I am in the same boat but perhaps a little farther down the river. I too was very healthy before this happened and I never took drugs, an occasional aspirin at the most. In retrospect, it may have contributed to my downfall that I did not supplement my vegan diet enough with at least a multivitamin.

I swore I would never take medication for my PN but as the second year rolled around and I realized it was not going away and the pain was intensifying, quality of life became number one and I realized I could not do it without medication.

My hope is that in the next few years something will come along, a breakthrough that will help treat or reverse damaged nerves so that long-term meds will not be necessary.