PN is insidious....it can progress very slowly and we adapt without realizing how much we are compensating. It is remarkable how much we can do by compensating! The human body is a magical thing.

I have found it doesn't pay to dwell on these things, but you make a mental note of it. I lived with this condition for 15 years without even a thought it could be neuropathy....I knew something was wrong, but never, ever thought some one capable of the kind of compensation I was, could have PN.

Know I remember comments people would make, 'You do that funny'. or PTs would comment, "Put your arm here, or there"...it was like I did not always know my body position.

Knees buckled, ankles turned, bones broke, fingers sprained, discs herniated, but I never but two and two together....because....MY feet didn't burn. I simply didn't realize, that I didn't feel much below the knee until my joint proprioception got so bad, it was evident.......and I also had episodes that mimicked TIAs. It was the TIA thing that got my whole medical process going. Forutnately, I got prompt care when I felt I was having a TIA...and it was NOT a TIA, but it was evident, that something was NOT RIGHT with me.

I still compensate, but now it is more conscious to me...and compensation if fine. Big thing is keeping the body aligned properly to minimize damage and injury. Keeping movement going is critical.