One thing I find perusing threads is even if it doesn’t end up applying to me, I am still learning. If I do in fact have neuropathy, this is a new concept for me, and hearing from others with it is helpful when going to doctors with questions. And just the general empathy that people suffering with similar maladies can give each other.

As I mentioned, so far I don’t feel like I have the worst symptoms, but things have been progressing at least to a small degree the past few months.

Probably my biggest frustration right now is having been a very active person, trying not to overdo things on a day I am feeling better. My body doesn’t have the resilience it once did. But at least per some stories throughout the 100+ pages of posts, I have hope that things can get better, even if very slowly. If nothing else, if in fact the cause of things was alcohol, having stopped that hopefully means I have eliminated one possible cause to keep things from worsening.