Just thought I'd check in, only posted a few times in the thread, but catch up on everyone's goings on every few weeks.

23 months ago, quit drinking. Since then the pain is completely gone, the numbness hung around though. Quit smoking a few months ago and oh my! What a difference! Still have numbness, but it's gotten markedly better. I can stand for longer periods of time, the strength in my legs has returned. I still have issues walking over uneven ground, I feel like I'm going to topple over and have to watch my steps, however I'm sure this is mostly from still not having a lot of feeling in my feet. Mostly sort of the "fine grained" feeling. The feeling I have in my feet is rather course, if that makes sense.

In addition I've been exercising regularly with a trainer that kicks my rear end, I've lost 30 lbs and I'm sure that's helping too. Next up to get my diet in order.

I haven't done the vitamin thing in a while other than a good B-Complex and a Multivitamin.

By far the biggest jump my recovery has taken has been when I quit smoking (and well, drinking too, since we'll that's where it all starts!).

I appreciate all your updates and love reading the thread!