Hi, I am a newbee to this. I have had pain for years in my legs and back. It has gotten so bad recently, that I finally decided to find out what the pain was coming from. For years I had been pursuing back pain, having steroid shots. Now I find out I have peripheral neuropathy. I am to go back to the neurologist, who did the nerve conduction test for a consultation, in a few weeks. I have been put on gabapentin for the past two weeks and that is not helping at all. I have been on Percoet for four months now. That helps somewhat, but I don't feel like I cans tay on that forever. I do not have a thyroid problem, am not an alcoholic, don't have HIV, and am not a diabetic. I have terrible pain in my legs, back, and arms. Other than I do have bad discs in my neck from C2 - C7. My back has a small bulging disc and degenerative disc also, but I am told that is not what the pain is coming from in my back. My last set of bloodwork (and I have had all types of blood work) showed that I have a high level of B12 in my system. Usually, a person has B12 deficiency, but my level is >1999. Can someone tell me what it means when you have a high level of B12? I have read on the internet and my doctor (who sent me to a neurologist because she just does not know) told me it could possible be a liver dysfunction. That was my xmas present this year. I was told that xmas eve. But there is no medical documentation as of yet to prove that. Other than that, there is no other rhyme or reason for this horrible pain. I also have swelling in my legs. This sure is frustrating. Sometimes, especially with pain management doctors, I feel like they think I am lying to them, which of course I am not. The pain feels like if you cut jalapeno peppers and your fingers burn for days on end. Only, with neuropathy, the pain does not stop. I also have numbness and tingling. Any comments??