tho guys and gals [whichever?] your comments on docs are priceless, regarding your PAIN?

Does it feel as if you've gotten a really BAD sunburn in the affected areas? Or as if you are constantly being zapped by a frayed electric cord at certain spots? OR worse having appendages doused with hot pan oil? Yep, these are symptoms at various onset or healing stages of PN.
As for the bone aches, do they feel as if some 'IMP' has taken a hammer to your bones from the inside out? Or as if they are allmost dissolving in the pain? These too are signs [to me at least] of a possible agressive PN, especially if the 'numbness, etc.' is still spreading.
Yes your doc would probably raise his eyebrows as you better learn to ARTICULATE your pain symptoms....AS WELL HE SHOULD! [Lazy sot!] Burning soles and toes are most common w/plain old PN [diabetic, alcoholic, hereditary and toxic] But, yours is getting a bit more complex for him, whether he admits it or not?
Pain increasing towards evenings IS a very common symptom for nearly ALL PN's tho. Keep in mind that what I callthe paybacks often occur after a busy day? See how/what/which stuff you do differently day be day causes extra, extra pains...keep a diary for a while...stupid things like what you ate [some foods can aggravate issues-see gluten threads], what you did day to day that were different or more [some things you may be DOING could be 'triggers'?] and all other little things [such as kids were awful today, or car broke down ...stressors and the like]. I kept a kind of shorthand one for months and months and found that there was nothing in my 'life' as it was that changed things other than the varied meds, supplements and treatments I've received.
STRESS? When you have this stuff, well you can't CAN'T LET the stress of having IT get the better[or worse] of you! The stress also can aggravate and/or contribute to UTI's...SOO It's not quite a telling you to 'chill out'...more like overloading your brain with facts then suggesting to your doc possible tests [start w/the cheaper ones on Liza Jane's sheets] that 'maybe we could check X & Y, doc? Please just put my mind at ease..'.. Betcha he'd not thought of some of the basics...Maybe LizaJane will come on and help w/the 'cheapies'? And then, guide you up the 'diagnosis food-chain so-to speak'?

David[Wings], Bob[Nide], Billye[Silverlady], Joe, Brian, kmeb, and melody all know about those pains, and going thru any kind of medical maze and, essentially 'Playing the Doc game'. Sad to say in any part of the world, it well..Happens?

Just keep stubborn and keep faith and strength to fight it all...I sure do hope you are one who GETS LUCKY! I'd cross my fingers and toes, but, the toes don't work? Hugs - j