When this condition first hit me, my first symptom was burning down the side of my left leg and then the burning hit both legs all over up to the knees. It then went on over a six week period to spread body wide going to my entire back, arms, hands, and trunk as well. It was consistent, extremely painful, and an everyday event. The doctors were unable to find a cause. After several months, the pain that I felt in certain parts of my body got better, My trunk, arms and hands especially, except for stinging little flares now and then. In other areas things remained the same. I always have leg pains, but that first initial sensation of the burning all over down both legs into the feet below the knees has suddenly returned. It's hard to describe, but it almost feels like the neuropathy is starting over again in the same way that it began. I am experiencing the same pattern. I'm trying not to get too upset and though I know I could be getting worse again, is there any possibility that it could be a bad flare? This started three days ago. Do patterns like that ever happen? It's just devastating to feel improvement and then everything returns. I know so many of you have been through that. I still really want to have hope, and I return to the stickies regularly to the "neuropathy does improve" section to try and boost that hope.....