Hey Lemnoc, I have PN and I can tell you leg and foot pain were present long before dx for peripheral polyneuropathy, unforturnately not before some nervers totally died. In 1976 when mine started they knew even less about PN than they know today, which is saying a lot because most people today don't know anything about nor heard about PN that includes most doctors.

Before stopping work some days my feet felt all broken up, and my legs felt heavy and like they were going to explode. I used high doses of over the counter pain relivers, until 2010 when I had total knee replacement. Now I take Gabapentin 1800mg and climbing, Tramadol 200mg, Diflunisal 1000mg, and a drepression med 40mg a day and it never takes the neuropathy pain totally away, and working less each month so probably will increase Gabapentin and Tramadol this month.

Hang in there and keep up your quest for info and check out PN sites here and on the web and go to your neuro appt loaded for bear and don't take I don't know for a answer.

Good luck
and God Bless!