As a newbie, I resemble that remark!!! LOL... I'm actually glad that I've found this site... It's nice to hear from "like" people... Even though every one here is different, at least I don't feel like I'm a statistic... sounds like some people here at least know the cause of their neuropathy... I don't have the $$$ to get the genetic testing (At least $15k per shot)... I found it most troublesome to be an idiopathic (I call it idiodic) neuropathy number... I guess mainly because I don't know what caused it... I'm worried that my kids might have it... and don't want them to go thru what I've been experiencing for the past 5 years...