i have also over the years gone from painful to almost fully numb in both feet past the ankles, though i still get occasional stabbing, squeezing or burning pain. I still get the constant broken bones feeling in my feet when standing or walking.

the area above the dead numb area of my legs to past my knees is also numb but not as deeply numb, although the deeply numb area continues to expand upward year by year.

i have definite balance problems due to the numbness in my feet and have to be very careful to check to see if i injured them or stepped on something such as your thorn or if i have any wounds since i cant feel them.

I also as of late am having some dizziness problems, mostly when i lay flat or get up from laying or sitting. also if i look up i can get dizzy. after 14 years i think my PN may be spreading to my autonomic nervous system.