Originally Posted by dahlek

similarly Cycleops...but there is really very little connections. SOOO what my thinking is maybe... Michelle did you get a tetanus shot afterwards? Or have you had a cold or pneumonia rite before or after the cat's scratch? Do you know the cat's history? Was it a pound cat, stray or do you know the 'family' the kitten came from?
Pound cats are usually checked out for most common and many esoteric diseases that may be common to your area.
Tetanus shots can cause reactions- tho quite quite rare. Any pneumonia or getting a flu shot at the same time mite have 'started' something, but again, it's quite quite rare.
Something else does seem to be 'going on', and I can sense the distress in your writing. I've walked in similar shoes [can't wear those anymore]. What I would do is go to the stickies and read posts here about the diagnosis of various PNs...and especially the diabetic and auto-immune aspects...Not to scare you, mind you! Not at all! Just to give you a handle on what kinds of testing should be done, and how docs normally do them [aside from glacially slowly-especially when numbness is marching thru your body]. Remember that stress with neuropathies is a rampant issue. Also, that eliminating soo ever many things is the key to neuropathy diagnoses. And, DUH? Who wouldn't be stressed out? Thing to do is read, learn figgure out things in your life that could add or not to this big problem and sort it all out in your mind. Tho far easier said than done. Be sure to get copies of all your tests and med records as you can get them! They will be invaluable to understanding things in the long run...[MRI's for example, come with summary sheets for the docs, sometimes you can get copies thru the doc offices, but others you have to go to the MRI places]
Bet you still have that cat! 's - j