It took me about 14 months to get to the point where I just get flares.

I still have nerve issues, especially if I let my feet get too cold or I compress the nerves in my legs, but day-to-day it's largely unnoticeable unless I'm having a flare up.

However, those 14 months were pure hell for me. It's hard to remember just how bad the nerve pain and nerve regrowth is unless you go back and look at your symptom journal. I'm one of the lucky ones that had some form of nerve regrowth. I even got vibratory sensation back in most of my toes.

Each flare-up and re-healing does progress the disease and eventually I'll end up with symptoms that are much worse, potentially even paralysis if I'm unfortunate. But I'm happy with the current state of things and there is no point in stressing out about something we can't control. Besides, that could take 15-20 years and medical science is making incredible strides in this area.